dú

渎

Character · Verb · NounTraditional瀆

disrespect; ditch; canal

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to show disrespect; to be irreverent; to profane

literary

Often used in written or formal contexts to describe disrespect towards deities, authorities, or sacred things.

Bù不
kě可
dú渎
fàn犯
shén神
míng明
 。

One must not show irreverence to the gods.

Xiè亵
dú渎
shèng圣
wù物
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zuì罪
xíng行
 。

Desecrating sacred objects is a crime.

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Fán烦
dú渎
zhī之
chù处
 ，
shàng尚
qí祈
jiàn见
liàng谅
 。

I beg your pardon for any disturbance I may have caused. (a polite formula in letters)

2.

noun

ditch; canal; water channel

literary

A classical, literary term for a waterway, less common in modern daily speech.

Tián田
jiān间
yǒu有
zòng纵
héng横
de的
gōu沟
dú渎
 。

There are crisscrossing ditches in the fields.

Gǔ古
dài代
chéng城
chí池
zhōu周
wéi围
cháng常
wā挖
jué掘
hù护
chéng城
hé河
 ，
yě也
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
dú渎
 。

Ancient cities often had moats dug around them, which were also a type of canal.