藏污纳垢 in English cang2 wu1 na4 gou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiomatic expression); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
  • aiding and abetting wicked deeds

Simplified Characters

藏 污 纳 垢

Traditional Characters

藏 污 納 垢

Pinyin

cang2 wu1 na4 gou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

藏cang2Tibet 污wu1variant of 污[wu1] 纳na4surname Na 垢gou4dirt