chū yū ní ér bù rǎn

出淤泥而不染 (chū yū ní ér bù rǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom); fig. to be principled and incorruptible”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to be principled and incorruptible

Characters in 出淤泥而不染

出chū · to go out; to come out淤yū · silt泥ní · mud而ér · and不bù · no; not so染rǎn · to dye

Related words

不no; not so出to go out; to come out出variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)而and不过only出来to come out出来(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon而且(not only ...) but also不错correct出去to go out

Study Chinese with flashcards →