dú​cǎo

poisonous weed

Senses

毒草 dú​cǎo poisonous weed

A plant that is poisonous or harmful to touch or ingest

毒草 dú​cǎo harmful speech or writing

Harmful speech, writing, or ideologies, specifically used in political contexts to describe works that oppose the Communist Party; often used in contrast with 香花 xiāng​huā.

References

classifier 毒草/毒草 棵/棵
antonym 毒草/毒草 香花/香花
see 毒草/毒草 香花/香花
antonym 香花/香花 毒草/毒草