郑卫桑间 — “Decadent and licentious music or customs”
郑卫桑间 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Decadent and licentious music or customs”. Often associated with moral decline and societal ruin. Literally, “Music from Sangjian in Zheng and Wei”.
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郑卫桑间 Pronunciation and Pinyin
郑卫桑间 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 郑卫桑间
那些节目中充斥着如同郑卫桑间的浮华表演，让人感叹世风日下。
Those shows were filled with frivolous performances reminiscent of the decadent music of Zheng and Wei, making people lament the decline of public morals.
Idioms Related to 郑卫桑间
Synonyms of 郑卫桑间
More idioms starting with 郑
- zhèng郑rén人mǎi买lǚ履Rigidly adhering to rules, disregarding reality
- zhèng郑rén人zhēng争nián年dispute over something baseless and meaningless
- zhèng郑rén人shí实lǚ履dogmatic adherence to rules, ignoring reality
- zhèng郑wèi卫zhī之shēng声sensuous and unrestrained folk music
- zhèng郑wèi卫zhī之qū曲licentious ancient folk music
- zhèng郑wèi卫zhī之yīn音Sensuous folk music
- zhèng郑shēng声luàn乱yǎ雅vulgarity corrupts refinement
- zhèng郑zhāo昭sòng宋lóng聋different situations or awareness
- zhèng郑zhòng重qí其shì事to treat with great seriousness
- zhèng郑zhòng重qí其cí辞speak solemnly and earnestly
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What does 郑卫桑间 mean?
郑卫桑间 (zhèng wèi sāng jiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Decadent and licentious music or customs”.
How do you pronounce 郑卫桑间?
郑卫桑间 is pronounced zhèng wèi sāng jiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 郑卫桑间 literally mean?
Literally, 郑卫桑间 means “Music from Sangjian in Zheng and Wei”. It is used to mean “Decadent and licentious music or customs”.
What is the Chinese definition of 郑卫桑间?
郑卫：春秋时郑、卫二国；桑间：在濮水之上。指淫秽的亡国之音