Definition
同流合污 is a derogatory chengyu (four-character idiom) meaning 'to follow the bad crowd and wallow in filth together'. Its literal translation 'wallow in mire with sb.' is misleading; the real sense is to associate with evil people and participate in their wrongdoing. You use this to criticize someone who abandons their own moral standards to join corrupt or unethical company.
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to associate with evil people and do bad thingsto stoop to the level of one's corrupt associates
Examples
- ，同流合污。Tā wèile mínglì, jìngrán hé nàxiē tān guān tóng liú hé wū.For fame and profit, he actually associates with those corrupt officials.
- ，同流合污。Zuòwéi zhīshi fènzǐ, jué bùnéng yǔ shèhuì bùliáng fēngqì tóng liú hé wū.As intellectuals, we must never wallow in the mire with society's bad trends.
- ，同流合污。Tā jiānshǒu yuánzé, jùjué yǔ nàxiē xiǎorén tóng liú hé wū.He sticks to his principles and refuses to associate with those despicable people.
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