污 (wu1 | wu1) : dirt; dirty; corrupt; pollute

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污

wu1

wu1

[1] [n] dirt; filth; stain
[2] [adj] dirty; filthy; polluted
[3] [adj] corrupt; dishonest; unclean
[4] [v] pollute; defile; make dirty

[variant] 汙

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Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

污

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Sep 2013 14:39

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貪污 taam1 wu1 tan1 wu1 = corruption

污點 wu1 dim2 wu1 dian3 = stain

污染 wu1 jim5 wu1 ran3 = pollution; polluting

污糟 wu1 zou1 = dirty 粵

污糟邋遢 wu1 zou1 laat6 taat3 wu1 zao1 la1 ta1 = extremely filthy or dirty in appearance 粵

污糟嘢 wu1 zou1 je5 wu1 zao1 ye3 = ghosts; spirits; dirty stuff 粵

染污 jim5 wu1 ran3 wu1 = to contaminate, soil, make dirty

污衊 wu1 mit6 wu1 mie4 = slander, smear, tarnish

沾污 zim1 wu1 = flyblow; smirch; sully

污穢 wu1 wai3 wu1 hui4 = nasty; sordid; filthy

污痕 wu1 han4 wu1 hen2 = blot

污水處理廠 wu1 seoi2 cyu2 lei5 cong2 wu1 shui3 chu3 li3 chang3 = water treatment plant (common formation)

污水 wu1 seoi2 wu1 shui3 = sewage

污染區 wu1 jim5 keoi1 wu1 ran3 qu1 = contaminated area

污唎馬喳 wu1 lei1 maa5 caa1*5 = messy, dirty

污唎單叨 wu1 lei1 daan1 dou1 = messy, dirty

環境污染 waan4 ging2 wu1 jim5 huan2 jing4 wu1 ran3 = environmental pollution

卑污 bei1 wu1 bei1 wu1 = despicable and filthy; foul

水質污染 seoi2 zat1 wu1 jim5 shui3 zhi4 wu1 ran3 = water pollution

空氣污染 hung1 hei3 wu1 jim5 kong1 qi4 wu1 ran3 = air pollution

住宅污水 zyu6 zaak6*2 wu1 seoi2 = domestic effluents, domestic sewage (common formation)

貪污腐敗的官員 taam1 wu1 fu6 baai6 dik1 gun1 jyun4 = corrupt officials 國

貪官污吏 taam1 gun1 wu1 lei6 = [n] corrupt government officials

水污染 seoi2 wu1 jim5 shui3 wu1 ran3 = water pollution

思想污穢 si1 soeng2 wu1 wai3 si1 xiang3 wu1 hui4 = dirty mind

放射性污染 fong3 se6 sing3 wu1 jim5 fang4 she4 xing4 wu1 ran3 = radioactive contamination (common formation)

受污染 sau6 wu1 jim5 = contaminated (common formation)

污垢 wu1 gau3 wu1 gou4 = filth, dirt, grime

污辱 wu1 juk6 = defile, stain; humiliate

污漬 wu1 zik1 wu1 zi4 = stain

污跡 wu1 zik1 wu1 ji1 = stain, smear, smudge

污糟貓 wu1 zou1 maau1 = a dirty child 粵

同流合污 tung4 lau4 hap6 wu1 tong2 liu2 he2 wu1 = to be in cahoots

污水坑 wu1 seoi2 haang1 wu1 shui3 keng1 = cesspit

玷污 dim3 wu1 dian4 wu1 = tarnish; begrime; defile; stain

污哩馬查 wu1 li1 maa5 caa4*5 wu1 li1 ma3 cha2 = chaos; in a mess 粵

污名 wu1 ming4 wu1 ming2 = infamy; stigma; bad reputation

噪音污染 cou3 jam1 wu1 jim5 zao4 yin1 wu1 ran3 = noise pollution

空氣污染指數 hung1 hei3 wu1 jim5 zi2 sou3 = Air Pollution Index

白色污染 baak6 sik1 wu1 jim5 bai2 se4 wu1 ran3 = white pollution (common formation)

出污泥而不染 ceot1 wu1 nai4 ji4 bat1 jim5 chu1 wu1 ni2 er2 bu4 ran3 = remain undefiled in the face of widespread corruption

Showing all 3 examples containing 污

你塊面好污糟邋遢。粵
Your face is very dirty.

呢笪地方好污糟粵
This place is very dirty.

唔好摸啲老鼠啦，佢哋污糟邋遢粵
Don't touch the rats, they're extremely dirty.
[You could also add in a 好 in this case (i.e. 佢哋好污糟邋遢) with no real difference in meaning.]

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