shelter evil people and countenance evil practices(cáng wū nà gòu)

shelter evil people and countenance evil practices

The Pinyin is C á NGW ū n à g ò u, which is a post-modern idiom extended from "hiding evils and dirt". It means that some things are good on the surface but rotten and corrupt on the inside. It's from Zhan mang Fei long.

Notes on Idioms

Dirt: dirty things.

The origin of Idioms

Here is a common misconception: idioms are usually created by the ancients. However, some idioms are not recorded in Cihai and idiom dictionaries. For example, there are more identical or similar phrases in no books and ancient books. This is because "hiding evils and incriminating" is derived from "hiding evils and incriminating" (see Encyclopedia of "hiding evils and incriminating"), which was formed in modern times. The words are derived from Jin Chen's fantasy novel "Zhan mang Fei Long", which tells the story of the protagonist's adoptive father's confession to his adoptive son after decades of injustice. The original text is as follows: Wang Haozhi didn't expect that Gao Xiao was the one who made the strange noise he mentioned, and there must be nothing good in the middle of the night. He nodded and said, "it's nothing strange. If you say that he is the leader of Taishan sect, then he must be upright? If your adoptive father didn't tell you about master zhiliulong that day, I'm afraid you still think Gao Xiao is a gentleman by now... " "the sound of the sword, you must remember that the more you hide traitors and dirt, the more you pretend to be decent on the surface“

Idiom usage

A place where bad people gather. example this place used to be a den of filth.

Significance of the times

It is the progress of literary history that posterity can create idioms which are recognized by the society. It proves that not only the ancients can create idioms, but also the posterity. But the sad thing is that modern people are always reluctant to change their prejudices, and even many people engaged in literature are jealous and excluded. But at the end of history, facts have proved that the post-modern idioms created by later generations can also be durable and practical. It has strongly criticized many metaphysical scholars and experts.

Chinese PinYin : cáng wū nà gòu