有伤风化

有傷風化

yǒushāngfēnghuà

idiom #34,316

Meanings

1 offensive to public morals
2 indecent
3 corrupting public decency

Characters

transform; mores

Examples

这种行为有伤风化。

Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi yǒushāngfēnghuà.

This kind of behavior offends public decency.

影片因有伤风化被禁播。

Yǐngpiàn yīn yǒushāngfēnghuà bèi jìnbō.

The film was banned for being indecent.

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有伤风化 is a formal/legal-ish phrase meaning 'damaging to public morals' (风化 = mores/decency). It's most often used to condemn obscene content or improper male-female conduct, per the Xinhua dictionary gloss.

Stroke Order

有 yǒu

伤 shāng

风 fēng

化 huà