dú

沟渎

Word · Noun · VerbTraditional瀆

ditch; sluice; to disrespect

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

ditch; sluice; channel

literary

Literary term. Also part of modern geographical names like 四渎 (the four great rivers of ancient China).

Tián田
jiān间
yǒu有
wú无
shù数
zòng纵
héng横
de的
gōu沟
dú渎
 。

There are countless crisscrossing ditches in the fields.

Gǔ古
rén人
jiāng将
Jiāng江
 、
Hé河
 、
Huái淮
 、
Jì济
chēng称
wéi为
sì四
dú渎
 。

The ancients called the Yangtze, Yellow, Huai, and Ji rivers the Four Great Waterways.

2.

verb

to be disrespectful; to profane

literary

Often used in the compound 亵渎 (xièdú, to blaspheme).

Dú渎
zhí职
shì是
yán严
zhòng重
de的
wéi违
fǎ法
xíng行
wéi为
 。

Dereliction of duty is a serious illegal act.

Bù不
yào要
xiè亵
dú渎
shén神
míng明
 。

Do not blaspheme against the gods.