粵

劣lyut3根gan1性sing3

lyut3 gan1 sing3liè gēn xìng

English

  1. deep-rooted bad habits
  2. deep-rooted bad habits and characters

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 根深蒂固嘅惡劣習性；積聚好耐並且深深影響某個人嘅壞習慣同性格（量詞：種）

Examples

  • 魯迅嘅作品批判中國人嘅劣根性。

    Lu Xun's works criticized the deep-rooted flaws of the Chinese.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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