cáng
gòu

idiom

Meaning of 藏污纳垢

藏污纳垢 means to harbor evil; to shelter wrongdoing; to be a breeding ground for vice. Pronounced cáng wū nà gòu.

  • to harbor evil; to shelter wrongdoing; to be a breeding ground for vice

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiā
zǒng
huì
lóng
hùn
 
jiǎn
zhí
shì
cáng
gòu
de
fang
 

This nightclub is a mixed bag of characters; it's simply a place that harbors all sorts of vice.

bài
de
zhī
cáng
gòu
 
shì
shè
huì
de
liú
 

That corrupt organization shelters all manner of wrongdoing; it's a cancer on society.

Zhèng
de
yǔn
rèn
jiǎo
luò
cáng
gòu
 

Just laws do not permit any corner to harbor evil.