污点 污點

污

• 污染 wū rǎn ㄨ ㄖㄢˇ wu1 jim5 (lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
• 污水 wū shuǐ ㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ wu1 seoi2 sewage
• 污秽 污穢 wū huì ㄨ ㄏㄨㄟˋ wu1 wai3 (literary) dirty; filthy
• 贪污 貪污 tān wū ㄊㄢ ㄨ taam1 wu1 to be corrupt
• 卑污 bēi wū ㄅㄟ ㄨ bei1 wu1 despicable and filthy

点 點

• 一点 一點 yī diǎn ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jat1 dim2 a bit; a little bit
• 亮点 亮點 liàng diǎn ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ loeng6 dim2 highlight
• 优点 優點 yōu diǎn ㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jau1 dim2 merit
• 地点 地點 dì diǎn ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ dei6 dim2 place
• 差点 差點 chà diǎn ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ caa1 dim2 almost

• 藏污纳垢 藏污納垢 cáng wū nà gòu ㄘㄤˊ ㄨ ㄋㄚˋ ㄍㄡˋ cong4 wu1 naap6 gau3 to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
• 奸官污吏 jiān guān wū lì ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨ ㄌㄧˋ gaan1 gun1 wu1 lei6 traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption
• 贪官污吏 貪官污吏 tān guān wū lì ㄊㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨ ㄌㄧˋ taam1 gun1 wu1 lei6 grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

• 点金成铁 點金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ dim2 gam1 sing4 tit3 to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
• 点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ dim2 zing1 zi1 bat1 the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
• 点石成金 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ dim2 sek6 sing4 gam1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem