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

他在公共场合口出污言秽语，令人侧目。

Tā zài gōnggòng chǎnghé kǒu chū wūyánhuìyǔ, lìngrén cè mù.

His foul language in public drew disapproving looks from bystanders.

网络平台应过滤污言秽语。

Wǎngluò píngtái yīng guòlǜ wūyánhuìyǔ.

Online platforms should filter out obscenities.

Tips

memory

污 (dirty/filthy) + 言 (words/speech) + 秽 (filthy/foul) + 语 (language) — 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