污浊的雪

wū zhuó de xuě

dirty snow

北方的冬天，污浊的雪覆盖了整个城市。

In winter in the north, dirty snow covers the entire city.

literary

Snow that is discolored or contaminated, often due to pollution or grime.

工业废气让这里的雪变得污浊不堪。

Industrial exhaust has made the snow here filthy.

Often used metaphorically to describe moral corruption or societal decay.

Collocations

污浊的空气polluted air污浊的水dirty water

Synonyms

肮脏的雪污秽的雪

Antonyms

洁白的雪纯净的雪

Related Phrases

漫天飞雪phrase

snow flying everywhere

白雪皑皑phrase

pure white snow covering the ground

Pro Tip

Metaphorical Use

污浊的雪 can symbolize moral corruption or societal decay. For example, '这座城市的污浊的雪象征着权力的腐败' (The dirty snow of this city symbolizes the corruption of power).

Word Origin

污浊 (wū zhuó) means 'filthy' or 'polluted', combining 污 ('dirty') and 浊 ('turbid'). 雪 (xuě) means 'snow'. The phrase describes snow tainted by external pollutants.

Usage Notes

Common in descriptive writing to evoke themes of environmental degradation or moral decay. Less literal uses may symbolize corruption or impurity.

Word Breakdown

污

dirty, filthy

root

浊

turbid, muddy

root

的

possessive particle (like 's)

grammar

雪

snow

root

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