扫黄 / 掃黃

sǎo​huáng

to crack down on pornography

To sweep away or eliminate pornography and illegal sexual activities such as prostitution; to campaign against obscene materials.

扫, 黄

扫 (literal) → 扫/掃 · sǎo · to eliminate 黄 (literal) → 黄/黃 · huáng · pornographic

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM