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出淤泥而不染

chūyūníérbùrǎn

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

Character Breakdown

出
chū
to go out, to send out; stand; produce
HSK 1
淤
yū
mud, sediment; to clog up, to silt up
泥
ní
mud, earth, clay; plaster, paste
HSK 6
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
染
rǎn
dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious
HSK 4

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