沾染世俗
zhān​rǎn​shì​sú

to be corrupted by worldly ways

  • created sense approved 沾染世俗 · zhān​rǎn​shì​sú · to be corrupted by worldly ways — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沾染世俗

    zhān​rǎn​shì​sú

    to be corrupted by worldly ways

    be influenced by worldly or secular values, often in a negative sense of losing one's purity or ideals

    沾染 (literal) → 沾染 · zhān​rǎn · to be infected 世俗 (literal) → 世俗 · shì​sú · secular

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