corrupt public morals; offend decency
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to corrupt public morals; to offend decency; to be harmful to social customs
formalUsed in formal or literary contexts to condemn behavior that violates moral standards or corrupts social customs. Often appears in legal, ethical, or critical discourse.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yín淫
huì秽
chū出
bǎn版
wù物
yán严
zhòng重
shāng伤
fēng风
bài败
sú俗
，
yīng应
dāng当
chá查
jìn禁
。
This kind of obscene publication seriously corrupts public morals and should be banned.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
wèi未
hūn婚
nǚ女
zǐ子
yǔ与
nán男
zǐ子
sī私
huì会
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
shāng伤
fēng风
bài败
sú俗
de的
xíng行
wéi为
。
In ancient times, private meetings between unmarried women and men were regarded as behavior that offended public decency.
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Tā他
yīn因
fā发
biǎo表
le了
shāng伤
fēng风
bài败
sú俗
de的
yán言
lùn论
ér而
zāo遭
dào到
shè社
huì会
yú舆
lùn论
de的
qiǎn谴
zé责
。
He was condemned by public opinion for making remarks that corrupt public morals.