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贪渎

tān dú

2-character word Traditional 貪瀆

What 贪渎 means

1. (of an official) corrupt and negligent of his duty

The characters in 贪渎

• 贪tānto have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy
• 渎dúdisrespectful; (literary) ditch

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