Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

thương phong bại tục

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Wounding morals and rotting custom — conduct that corrupts the public air.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm tổn thương đạo đức và phá hoại phong tục — hành vi gây ô nhiễm không khí công cộng

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Literally: injure morals, ruin customs

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Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

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What does “thương phong bại tục” mean?

Wounding morals and rotting custom — conduct that corrupts the public air. Literally: injure morals, ruin customs

Is “thương phong bại tục” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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