xièdú

亵渎

Word · VerbTraditional褻瀆

blaspheme; profane; desecrate

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to blaspheme; to profane; to treat with irreverence; to desecrate

literary

Literary term indicating disrespect or irreverence toward sacred entities, solemn matters, or venerated objects. Carries a strong negative connotation.

Zài在
jiào教
táng堂
lǐ里
dà大
shēng声
xuān喧
huá哗
shì是
duì对
shén神
líng灵
de的
xiè亵
dú渎
 。

Making loud noises in church is a profanation of the divine.

Rèn任
hé何
rén人
bù不
dé得
xiè亵
dú渎
zhè这
piàn片
shén神
shèng圣
de的
guó国
tǔ土
 。

No one is permitted to desecrate this sacred land.

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Tā他
yòng用
zhè这
zhǒng种
fāng方
shì式
jiě解
dú读
jīng经
diǎn典
 ,
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
duì对
chuán传
tǒng统
wén文
huà化
de的
xiè亵
dú渎
 。

His interpretation of the classics in this manner is simply a desecration of traditional culture.