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遗毒

Word · NounTraditional遺毒

harmful legacy; pernicious influence

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

harmful legacy; pernicious influence; evil surviving from the past

formal

Often used in political, social, or historical contexts to describe negative cultural remnants that persist over time.

Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
sù肃
qīng清
zhè这
xiē些
fēng封
jiàn建
yí遗
dú毒
 。

We must eradicate these feudal harmful legacies.

Qīng清
chú除
lì历
shǐ史
yí遗
dú毒
xū需
yào要
shí时
jiān间
 。

Removing the poisonous legacy of history takes time.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
sī思
xiǎng想
yí遗
dú毒
zhì至
jīn今
réng仍
rán然
cún存
zài在
 。

This pernicious ideological influence still exists to this day.