污言秽语

污言穢語

wūyán-huìyǔ

idiom #28,471

Meanings

1 filthy language
2 obscenities
3 foul speech

Characters

filthy; dirty; to defile

words; speech; to speak

foul; filthy; impure

language; words; to say

Examples

HSK 7-9

他在公共场合口出污言秽语，令人侧目。

Tā zài gōnggòng chǎnghé kǒu chū wūyán-huìyǔ, lìngrén cèmù.

His foul language in public drew disapproving looks from bystanders.

HSK 7-9

网络平台应过滤污言秽语。

Wǎngluò píngtái yīng guòlǜ wūyán-huìyǔ.

Online platforms should filter out obscenities.

Tips

memory

污 (dirty/filthy) + 言 (words/speech) + 秽 (filthy/foul) + 语: two pairs of synonyms reinforcing each other. Both 污 and 秽 mean 'filthy', both 言 and 语 mean 'words/language'.

Stroke Order

污 wū

言 yán

秽 huì

语 yǔ