cáng
gòu

idiom

Meaning of 藏垢纳污

藏垢纳污 means to shelter evil people and countenance evil practices; a sink of iniquity; a den of vice. Pronounced cáng gòu nà wū.

  • to shelter evil people and countenance evil practices
  • a sink of iniquity; a den of vice

Definitions & Examples

ge
jiǎo
luò
jiǎn
zhí
chéng
le
cáng
gòu
de
fang
 

That corner has practically become a place that shelters all sorts of evil.

Zhè
jiā
zhàn
céng
jīng
shì
zuì
fàn
cáng
gòu
de
diǎn
 

This inn was once a den where criminals took shelter.

men
qīng
zhè
zhǒng
cáng
gòu
de
shè
huì
fēng
 

We must clean up this social climate that harbors evil.