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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

渊薮 [yuānsǒu]
  1. 1. a gathering place of fish or beasts; den; haunt
    盗贼的渊薮
    a den (or haunt) of bandits and thieves
    罪恶的渊薮
    a hotbed (or breeding ground) of crime; a sink of iniquity
    《易经》是中华民族智慧的渊薮。
    懒惰和虚伪是罪恶的渊薮。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

渊薮 [yuānsǒu]
  1. 1. 名 比喻某种人或事物聚集的地方(渊:深水,鱼类聚集的地方;薮:低湿的草地,禽兽聚集的地方)
    知识的渊薮,智慧的宝库。
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Examples

盗贼的渊薮
a den (or haunt) of bandits and thieves → 渊薮
罪恶的渊薮
a hotbed (or breeding ground) of crime; a sink of iniquity → 渊薮
《易经》是中华民族智慧的渊薮。 → 渊薮
懒惰和虚伪是罪恶的渊薮。 → 渊薮
罪恶渊薮。 → 薮
知识的渊薮,智慧的宝库。 → 渊薮
to welter in sin
陷于罪恶的渊薮之中 → welter

Word Decomposition

渊
[yuān] 		+ 薮
[sǒu]

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