毒瘤 (dú liú) — malignant tumor (medical); (figurative) cancer; harmful element, blight on society
Definition
Literally 'poisonous tumor' — used figuratively to call out a deeply harmful person or practice that must be rooted out, like a cancer on society. The tone is strongly condemnatory, stronger than 害群之马.
noun
malignant tumor (medical)(figurative) cancerharmful elementblight on society
Measure word · 颗
Examples
- 毒瘤。Yī shēng zài tā de fèi bù fā xiàn le yí gè dú liú.The doctor discovered a malignant tumor in his lung.
- 毒瘤，。Fǔ bài shì shè huì de dú liú, bì xū chè dǐ chǎn chú.Corruption is a cancer on society; it must be completely eradicated.
- 毒瘤。Zhè ge fàn zuì tuán huǒ yǐ chéng wéi dāng dì de dú liú.This criminal gang has become a malignant tumor on the local community.
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