From this matter, I understood how ugly human nature is.
Cantonese
革除陈规陋习
革除陳規陋習
gaak3 ceoi4 can4 kwai1 lau6 zaap6
to abolish outmoded regulations and eliminate irrational practices
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
陋习
陋習
lòu xí
bad habit
Mandarin
丑陋到极点
醜陋到極點
chǒu lòu dào jí diǎn
extremely ugly
Mandarin
开始时，他们只好因陋就简地用简缩的大拇指去完成这一切。
開始時，他們只好因陋就簡地用簡縮的大拇指去完成這一切。
kāi shǐ shí ， tā men zhǐ hǎo yīn lòu jiù jiǎn de yòng jiǎn suō de dà mǔ zhǐ qù wán chéng zhè yī qiè ．
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Mandarin
如今的旧友中，把裤腰带上别一电蛐蛐，整天东奔西走，蒙吃蒙喝，招摇过市的浅陋之徒越来越多了，而如祥明这么赤诚执著的人，却已是凤毛麟角，也许正由于此，我反而格外地敬重这位城市里的庄户人，我觉得修祥明永远是富有的，这除了他的乡土经历、他的朋友之外，还因为他拥有文学。
如今的舊友中，把褲腰帶上別一電蛐蛐，整天東奔西走，蒙吃蒙喝，招搖過市的淺陋之徒越來越多了，而如祥明這麼赤誠執著的人，卻已是鳳毛麟角，也許正由於此，我反而格外地敬重這位城市裏的莊户人，我覺得修祥明永遠是富有的，這除了他的鄉土經歷、他的朋友之外，還因為他擁有文學。
rú jīn de jiù yǒu zhōng ， bǎ kù yāo dài shang bié yī diàn qū qu ， zhěng tiān dōng bēn xī zǒu ， mēng chī mēng hē ， zhāo yáo guò shì de qiǎn lòu zhī tú yuè lái yuè duō le ， ér rú xiáng míng zhè me chì chéng zhí zhuó de rén ， què yǐ shì fèng máo lín jiǎo ， yě xǔ zhèng yóu yú cǐ ， wǒ fǎ né r5 gé wài de jìng zhòng zhè wèi chéng shì lǐ de zhuāng hù rén ， wǒ jué de xiū xiáng míng yǒng yuǎn shì fù yǒu de ， zhè chú le tā de xiāng tǔ jīng lì ， tā de péng you zhī wài ， hái yīn wèi tā yōng yǒu wén xué ．
Among my old friends now, there are more and more of these shallow people who have beepers clipped onto their belts, running about all day, cheating their way, and act ostentatiously in public, yet people who are as sincere and persistent as Xiangming are very rare. Perhaps exactly because of this, I actually particularly respect this farmer in the city. I think that Xiu Xiangming is forever rich; other than his experiences in his hometown and his friends, it is also because he has literature.