Bad morals and bad deeds

Bad morals and bad deeds

As a Chinese idiom, Hu ì D é g ò UX í ng in pinyin means to pollute one's virtue to avoid disaster. It comes from the statement of Zhu Yuanhui, Lang Guan of the Ministry of defense, written by Ye Shi of Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Ye Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote in the statement of Zhu Yuanhui, the Lang officer of the Ministry of Defense: "the Chinese material disintegrated, the sound and shadow of the Chinese material were destroyed, and the virtue and dirty behavior of the Chinese people were corrupted, so as to avoid this name."

Idiom explanation

It refers to self defilement of virtue to avoid disaster.

Idiom usage

Combined; as object; with derogatory meaning