nán
dào
chāng

idiom
derogatory

Meaning of 男盗女娼

男盗女娼 means utterly depraved; thoroughly corrupt; hypocritical and wicked. Pronounced nán dào nǚ chāng.

  • utterly depraved; thoroughly corrupt; hypocritical and wicked

Definitions & Examples

ge
wěi
shàn
de
guān
yuán
bèi
jiē
hòu
 
rén
men
cái
xiàn
shì
mǎn
kǒu
rén
dào
 
shí
què
nán
dào
chāng
de
wěi
jūn
 

After that hypocritical official was exposed, people realized he was a complete hypocrite who preached morality while being utterly depraved in private.

ge
suǒ
wèi
de
shàng
liú
shè
huì
quān
zi
 
biǎo
miàn
shàng
guāng
xiān
liàng
 
àn
què
chōng
chì
zhe
nán
dào
chāng
de
gōu
dang
 

That so-called high society circle, which appears glamorous on the surface, is actually rife with all sorts of corrupt and immoral activities.

pàn
zhè
xiǎo
shuō
shí
 
yòng
 "
nán
dào
chāng
 "
lái
xíng
róng
shū
zhōng
rén
dào
lún
sàng
 
jīng
shén
kōng
de
chǒu
è
shì
jiè
 

When criticizing the novel, he used the phrase "men are robbers, women are prostitutes" to describe the ugly world in the book, where characters are morally bankrupt and spiritually hollow.

Bié
kàn
zhèng
rén
jūn
de
yàng
 
bèi
nán
dào
chāng
de
shì
qíng
méi
shǎo
gàn
 

Don't be fooled by his appearance as a righteous gentleman; behind the scenes, he's involved in all sorts of wicked and immoral deeds.