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  wu1   jyutping
  wu1   pinyin
[1] [n] dirt; filth; stain
[2] [adj] dirty; filthy; polluted
[3] [adj] corrupt; dishonest; unclean
[4] [v] pollute; defile; make dirty

[variant]
Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjectiveverb
Stroke count: 6
Level: 1
Radical: (#85)

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

This word has been viewed 10352 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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detail  taam1 wu1  tan1 wu1 = corruption
detail  wu1 dim2  wu1 dian3 = stain
detail  wu1 jim5  wu1 ran3 = pollution; polluting
detail  wu1 zou1   = dirty
detail  wu1 zou1 laat6 taat3  wu1 zao1 la1 ta1 = extremely filthy or dirty in appearance
detail  wu1 zou1 je5  wu1 zao1 ye3 = ghosts; spirits; dirty stuff
detail  jim5 wu1  ran3 wu1 = to contaminate, soil, make dirty
detail  wu1 mit6  wu1 mie4 = slander, smear, tarnish
detail  zim1 wu1   = flyblow; smirch; sully
detail  wu1 wai3  wu1 hui4 = nasty; sordid; filthy
See all 36 compounds (CantoDict reports 40 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 污
detail audio 污糟邋遢
Your face is very dirty.
detail audio 地方污糟
This place is very dirty.
detail 唔好老鼠佢哋污糟邋遢
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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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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