tān​mò

venal

  • created reference approved 贪墨/貪墨 → 贪污/貪污 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贪墨 / 貪墨 tān​mò

    贪污 / 貪污 tān​wū

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 贪墨/貪墨 · tān​mò · venal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贪墨 / 貪墨

    tān​mò

    venal

    (literary) to be corrupt and greedy; specifically used to describe officials who take bribes or embezzle funds

    贪 (literal) → 贪/貪 · tān · corrupt 墨 (literal) → 墨 · mò · corrupt

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 贪墨/貪墨 · tān​mò · corrupt officials — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贪墨 / 貪墨

    tān​mò

    corrupt officials

    (literary) officials who are corrupt and greedy

    贪 (literal) → 贪/貪 · tān · corrupt 墨 (literal) → 墨 · mò · corrupt

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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