DIRTY    骯髒

CONTAIN DUST OR HAVE DUST, TYPICALLY on the SURFACE.
DEFILESOILSTAINMUDDYBLACKENMESS UPMARKSPATTERBESPATTERSMUDGESMEARSPLATTERSULLYPOLLUTEFOULDEFILELITERARY BEFOULBESMIRCHBEGRIMESOILEDGRIMYGRUBBYFILTHYMUCKYSTAINEDUNWASHEDGREASYSMEAREDSMEARYSPOTTEDSMUDGEDCLOUDYMUDDYDUSTYSOOTYUNCLEANSULLIEDIMPURETARNISHEDPOLLUTEDCONTAMINATEDDEFILEDFOULUNHYGIENICUNSANITARYINFORMAL CRUDDYYUCKYICKYGROTTYGRUNGYLITERARY BEFOULEDBESMIRCHEDBEGRIMED
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for uncleanness and dirt, both concrete and abstract, is wū 污 / 汙 (ant. jié 潔 "clean"). 2. Zhuó 濁 (ant qīng 清 "clear and pure") typically refers to physical states of dirtiness, but there are occasional usages like zhuó lì 濁吏 "morally impure official". 3. Huì 穢 can refer to physical dirt, but the word is also used abstractly to refer to what is vulgar and morally distasteful. 4. Hún 混 refers to an admixture of dirt rather than to the presence of dirt on some surface. 5. Gòu 垢 refers to the presence of physical dirt on some surface.
Modern Chinese Criteria
骯髒 齷齪 邋遢 鏖糟 refers vividly to extreme filth. 埋汰 污濁 污穢 污漫 惡濁 渾濁 髒 污 濁 穢 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /
Antonym
  • PUREEXCELLENT BECAUSE LACKING DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES.
  • CLEANLACK DIRT OR NOT CONTAIN DIRT, TYPICALLY on the SURFACE.
Hypernym
  • CONTAIN HAVE as a PART OR as what BE-IN:is INSIDE. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • HAVE RELATION to something such that it BE-IN:is in one OR is CONTROLLED by one. (anc: 5/0, child: 5)
  • RELATION FEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER. (anc: 4/0, child: 15)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 15.88

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    BESMIRCHED

    delibutus is the general word referring to something that is besmeared with an oily substgance.

    unctus refers to something being anointed with a fragrant oily substance or ointment.

    oblitus is the general word for being besmeared with any impure substance.

    DEFILE

    contaminare refers to defilement as the pernicious ruining of what is sound and useful.

    inquinare focusses on the sallying or marring of what is inherently beautiful and attractive.

    polluere is the desecration of what is spiritually pure or even holy.

  • “荀子”單音節形容詞同義關係研究 ( HUANG XIAODONG 2003) p. 199

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    FOEDUS

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. CAUS: 68

  • Pulse Diagnosis in Early Chinese Medicine ( HSU 2010) p. 401

  • Words (35 items)

      zhuó OC: rdooɡ MC: ɖɣɔk 27 Attributions

    Zhuó 濁 (ant. qīng 清 "clear and pure") typically refers to physical states of dirtiness, but there are occasional usages like zhuó lì 濁吏 "morally impure official".

      Word relations
    • Ant: 潔 / 絜 / 潔絜洁/PURE Jié 潔/絜 (ant. wū 污 "impure" and zhuó 濁 "dirty") refers abstractly to the absence of any material or immaterial impurity or blemish.
    • Ant: 清/PURE Qīng 清 (ant. zhuó 濁 "dirty, impure") and the rarer chéng 澂 emphasises the absence of any admixtures that might make something less transparent and translucent.
    • Ant: 潔/GOOD
    • Ant: 清/CLEAN Qīng 清 focusses on translucence in its literal meaning.
    • Epithet: 世/WORLD Shì 世 sometimes refers to the world as it is now, the world one lives in.
    • Assoc: 溷/DIRTY
    • Oppos: 清/PURE Qīng 清 (ant. zhuó 濁 "dirty, impure") and the rarer chéng 澂 emphasises the absence of any admixtures that might make something less transparent and translucent.

      Syntactic words
    • nabfigurative(mental) defilement, contamination
    • nabfigurative(in music) muddiness of tone
    • v[adN]what is dirty; what is murky; what is impure
    • vadNdirty; murky; of wine: unstrained
    • vadNfigurative(in music or literature) muddy, impure; morally impure, defiled 濁世
    • vimixed with impurities and sediment; impure
    • viderivedcontaminatedCH
    • vifigurativebe (musically or morally) impure or defiled; be (metaphysically) muddied (i.e. soiled by contact with the world)
    • vtoNfigurativemuddle up (the mind etc)CH
    • vtoNrelationalbe impure with respect to (behaviour etc)
      gòu OC: kooʔ MC: ku 11 Attributions

    Gòu 垢 refers to the presence of physical dirt on some surface.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 穢/DIRTY Huì 穢 can refer to physical dirt, but the word is also used abstractly to refer to what is vulgar and morally distasteful.

    • A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms ( SOOTHILL) p. 11

      Syntactic words
    • nab.post-V{NUM}buddhistBUDDH: defilement (see also qīgòu 七垢, the seven kinds of defilements: desire, false views, doubt, pride, arrogance, torpor, and stinginess; there is also a set of three defilements 三垢 (or sāndú 三毒 ) which refers to desire, hate, and ignorance; see also the sānhuò 三惑 of the Tiāntaí School); skr. mala SOOTHILL 299: " Dust, impurity, dregs; moral impurity; mental impurity. Whatever misleads or deludes the mind; illusion; defilement; the six forms are vexation, malevolence, hatred, flattery, wild talk, pride; the seven are desire, false views, doubt, presumption, arrogance, inertia, and meanness."
    • nabfeaturefigurative: filthiness; impurities
    • nadNdirty
    • vibe dirty
      wū OC: qʷlaa MC: ʔuo̝ 8 Attributions

    The current general word for uncleanness and dirt, both concrete and abstract, is wū 污/汙 (ant. jié 潔 "clean").

      Syntactic words
    • nabstativefilth; dirtiness
    • vadNstagnant (water, pond); murky, dirty, infamous
    • vadVimproperly, dirtily
    • vibe soiled; be dirty
    • vtoNcausativemake dirty, soil
    • vtoNcausativebe made dirty
      hùn OC: ɢuuns MC: ɦuo̝n 6 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 濁/DIRTY Zhuó 濁 (ant. qīng 清 "clear and pure") typically refers to physical states of dirtiness, but there are occasional usages like zhuó lì 濁吏 "morally impure official".

      Syntactic words
    • vimurky and dirty (CC); be less than spotless
      lòu OC: roos MC: lu 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabfigurativedefilement; impurities> impure biases of attitude
    • vadNfigurativedefiled
      huì OC: qʷads MC: ʔi̯ɐi 5 Attributions

    Huì 穢 can refer to physical dirt, but the word is also used abstractly to refer to what is vulgar and morally distasteful.

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 粗 / 麤/COARSE The dominant word for anything physically or otherwise coarsE and not fine or subtle is cū 粗/麤 (ant. xì 細 "fine" and jīng 精"subtle and exquisite"). See also ORDINARY
    • Assoc: 塵/DUST Chén 塵 is the general word for dry dust.
    • Assoc: 垢/DIRTY Gòu 垢 refers to the presence of physical dirt on some surface.
    • Assoc: 瑕/DEFECT
    • Oppos: 淨/PURE Jìng 淨 (ant. wū 污"impure") emphasises the unsullied state of something and the absence specifically of dirt.

      Syntactic words
    • nmdirt, filth
    • nmfigurativedirt; (also fig: wicked elements)
    • vadNfigurativedirty, defiled
    • vibe filthy, sordid
    • vichangebecome defiled
    • vtoNcausativecause to be dirty; inflict stain on
      wù OC: qʷlaas MC: ʔuo̝ 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nadNdirty
    • nmdirt
    • vtoNcausativecause to be dirty> sully
      chén OC: din MC: ɖin 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nmadNmade of dust/dirt
    • vibe dusty
    • vtoNreflexive.自cause (oneself) to be dirty
      bù OC: pɯʔ MC: pi̯ut 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabconceptBUDDH: uncleanness
    溷濁  hùn zhuó OC: ɢuuns rdooɡ MC: ɦuo̝n ɖɣɔk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactdirty tricks; dirty practices
    • VPifigurativebe characterised by dirty practices
      ní OC: niil MC: nei 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nmdirt
      měi OC: muulʔ MC: muo̝i 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Ncausativeto be defiled (by somebody or something)
    • vtoNcausativeto make (somebody) dirty; to defile (somebody)
    污染  wū rǎn OC: qʷlaa njomʔ MC: ʔuo̝ ȵiɛm 1 Attribution
    • 佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism ( FOGUANG) p. 2472

      Syntactic words
    • VPibuddhistBUDDH: be dirty > be defiled, be impure (e.g. defiled by the Five Desires 五欲, Six Dusts 六塵, afflictions 煩惱, etc.)
    泥塗  ní tú MC: nej du OC: niil laa 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPmderogatorymere dirtCH
    瑕穢  xiá huì OC: ɡraa qʷads MC: ɦɣɛ ʔi̯ɐi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPmfigurativedefilements
      zá 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]the impure one(s)LZ
    垢膩  gòu nì OC: kooʔ nis MC: ku ɳi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNfilthy
      dú OC: ɡ-looɡ MC: duk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nabactdisgraceful behaviour, dishonourable behaviour
    • vtoNcausativemake dirty, defile; dishonour
    膿漏  nóng lòu OC: nuuŋ roos MC: nuo̝ŋ lu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNpuss-dripping; defiled by impurities;
    惡沱  è tuó OC: qaaɡ laal MC: ʔɑk dɑ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfeaturedefilement; dirtiness
    雜汙  zá wù MC: dzop 'uH OC: sɡuub qʷlaas 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPifigurativemurky, turbid, impureLZ
    垢闇  gòu àn OC: kooʔ qɯɯms MC: ku ʔəm 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabmetaphysicaldefilements
    臭穢  chòu huì OC: khjus qʷads MC: tɕhɨu ʔi̯ɐi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNfigurativedefiled, dirty
    穢污  huì wū OC: qʷads qʷlaa MC: ʔi̯ɐi ʔuo̝ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNcausativecause to be dirty > make dirty, conteminate
    有漏  yǒu lòu OC: ɢʷɯʔ roos MC: ɦɨu lu 1 Attribution

      Syntactic words
    • VPadNbuddhistBUDDH: have outflow > tainted, deluded, impure, contaminated, defiled (i.e. pertaining to the mondane world, ant. of wúlòu 無漏); skr. āsrava
    洿  wū MC: 'u OC: qʷlaa 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nabfeaturefigurative: moral dirtinessCH
      hùn OC: ɡuunʔ MC: ɦuo̝n
      hùn OC: ɡuunʔ MC: ɦuo̝n 1 Attribution

    Hùn 混 refers to an admixture of dirt rather than to the presence of dirt on some surface.

      Syntactic words
    • vimurky, stagnant and dirty; untransparent
    • vtoNcausativecause to be dirty > taint, defile
      zì MC: dzjeH OC: sɡleɡs 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNsoak in N, stain oneself by NLZ
      nì OC: nees MC: nei 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativecause to be full of mud; make dirty
    染污  rǎn wū OC: njomʔ qʷlaa MC: ȵiɛm ʔuo̝ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNcausativecause oneself to be defiled> get defiled
    染汙  rǎn yú OC: njomʔ ɢʷra MC: ȵiɛm ɦi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfeaturedefilement
      Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nmdirt (CC)
      gǔ OC: kluud MC: kuot 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vifigurativebe dirty; be sordid
      zī OC: tsɯ MC: tsɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vichangebecome dirty (ZUO)
      làn OC: ɡ-raans MC: lɑn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativemake dirty, soil