bad customs; undesirable social practices
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
bad custom; undesirable social practice
formalRefers to traditional or social customs that are considered uncivilized, harmful, or backward. Often used in a formal or critical context when discussing social reform.
Bāo包
bàn办
hūn婚
yīn姻
shì是
yīng应
gāi该
bèi被
fèi废
chú除
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
lòu陋
sú俗
。
Arranged marriage is a bad custom that should be abolished.
Suí随
zhe着
shè社
huì会
jìn进
bù步
，
xǔ许
duō多
jiù旧
shí时
dài代
de的
lòu陋
sú俗
yǐ已
jīng经
xiāo消
shī失
le了
。
With social progress, many undesirable practices from the old era have disappeared.
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Dǐ抵
zhì制
pū铺
zhāng张
làng浪
fèi费
de的
hūn婚
lǐ礼
lòu陋
sú俗
，
tí提
chàng倡
jié节
jiǎn俭
xīn新
fēng风
。
Resist the bad custom of extravagant wedding waste and promote a new trend of frugality.