Definition
万恶 means 'extremely evil' and is often used as a strong attributive adjective in political or moral condemnation, especially in the fixed phrase 万恶的旧社会 (the evil old society) referring to pre-1949 China. It also appears in 万恶之源 (the root of all evil), where it functions as a noun meaning 'all evils'. The word carries heavy ideological weight and is not used lightly in everyday conversation.
attr.
extremely evil
Examples
- 万恶。wàn è de jiù shèhuì zhōngyú jiéshù le.The evil old society finally ended.
- 万恶。wàn è de zhànzhēng ràng wúshù jiātíng pòsuì.The evil war shattered countless families.
- 万恶。wàn è de zuìxíng bìxū shòudào fǎlǜ de yánchéng.The evil crime must be severely punished by law.
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