"rotten to the core" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 徹底腐敗
• 壞到骨子裡

Definition

形容某人或某事徹頭徹尾地壞、腐敗或道德敗壞，內裡沒有任何善良。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常強烈的貶義，主要用於描述體制、權力人物或政治人物等徹底腐敗。不是字面意思，極少用於實體物品。

Examples

Some people say that the company is rotten to the core.

有些人說這家公司**徹底腐敗**。

They believe the government is rotten to the core.

他們認為政府**壞到骨子裡**。

The organization was found to be rotten to the core after the investigation.

調查後發現該組織**徹底腐敗**。

You can't trust anything they say—this place is rotten to the core.

他們說的話一句都不能信——這地方**徹底腐敗**。

After years of scandals, people finally realized the whole system was rotten to the core.

多年醜聞後，人們終於意識到整個體制**壞到骨子裡**。

It seemed nice on the surface, but the organization was rotten to the core underneath.

表面看起來不錯，其實這組織**徹底腐敗**。