dye vat; corrupting environment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
large vat for dyeing cloth or other materials
Refers to the physical container used in textile dyeing.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
bǎ把
bù布
pǐ匹
fàng放
jìn进
jù巨
dà大
de的
rǎn染
gāng缸
lǐ里
jìn浸
pào泡
。
The workers put the cloth into the huge dye vat to soak.
Zhè这
ge个
rǎn染
gāng缸
kě可
yǐ以
zhuāng装
xià下
wǔ五
bǎi百
shēng升
de的
rǎn染
liào料
。
This dye vat can hold five hundred liters of dye.
noun
corrupting environment; place that exerts bad influence on people's thinking
Metaphorical sense, often used to describe society, officialdom, or specific environments that morally corrupt individuals.
Shè社
huì会
shì是
ge个
dà大
rǎn染
gāng缸
，
jìn进
qù去
róng容
yì易
bǎo保
chí持
běn本
sè色
nán难
。
Society is a big dye vat—easy to enter but hard to maintain your true colors.
Tā他
zài在
nà那
ge个
dà大
rǎn染
gāng缸
lǐ里
gōng工
zuò作
duō多
nián年
，
réng仍
bǎo保
chí持
zhe着
qīng清
lián廉
de的
zuò作
fēng风
。
He worked in that corrupting environment for many years, yet maintained an honest and clean style.
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Guān官
chǎng场
rú如
tóng同
rǎn染
gāng缸
，
néng能
bǎ把
bái白
zhǐ纸
rǎn染
chéng成
gè各
zhǒng种
yán颜
sè色
。
Officialdom is like a dye vat, capable of dyeing white paper various colors.