肮 (āng) - Dirty, filthy & impure, morally corrupt

肮Tone 1

āng ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 月

安傲

肮 · āng

Dirty, filthy;

impure, morally corrupt;

in modern usage, primarily appears in the word 肮脏 (dirty, filthy).

Dirty, filthyimpure, morally corruptin modern usage, primarily appears in the word

Usage highlights

Dirty and filthyDirty dealDirty moneyDirty politicsDirty secretDirty laundry

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The room was extremely dirty (肮脏).
  • He was involved in dirty business (肮脏交易).
  • The political deal was morally filthy (肮脏的政治交易).
  • Clean up the dirty clothes (肮脏的衣服).

Collocations

  • Dirty and filthy(肮脏)
  • Dirty deal(肮脏交易)
  • Dirty money(肮脏钱)
  • Dirty politics(肮脏政治)
  • Dirty secret(肮脏秘密)
  • Dirty laundry(肮脏衣物)

Idioms

  • Dirty and messy(肮脏不堪)
  • Filthy and foul(肮脏污秽)
  • Dirty tricks(肮脏手段)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally had meanings related to the throat or neck in classical Chinese, but this usage is now obsolete.
  • In modern Chinese, almost exclusively used in the compound 肮脏 to convey strong negative connotations of physical or moral filth.
  • The character carries strong pejorative associations and is rarely used in positive contexts.

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