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污泥浊水

Word · NounTraditional烏泥濁水

backward and decadent things; filthy mire

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

black mud and turbid water; (fig.) backward, decadent and reactionary things

formal

A metaphorical expression often used in political or formal contexts to describe negative social phenomena, backward ideologies, or reactionary forces that need to be eliminated or reformed.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
jiān坚
jué决
qīng清
chú除
shè社
huì会
shàng上
de的
wū乌
ní泥
zhuó浊
shuǐ水
 。

We must resolutely eliminate the backward and decadent elements from society.

Gǎi改
gé革
kāi开
fàng放
chōng冲
zǒu走
le了
lì历
shǐ史
de的
wū乌
ní泥
zhuó浊
shuǐ水
 。

Reform and opening-up washed away the filth of history.

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Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
jiē揭
lù露
le了
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
zhǒng种
zhǒng种
wū乌
ní泥
zhuó浊
shuǐ水
 。

This novel exposes various backward and decadent aspects of the old society.