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出淤泥而不染
chūyūníérbùrǎn
1. lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
2. fig. to be principled and incorruptible

Character Breakdown

出
chū
to go out, to send out; stand; produce
HSK 1 5 丶
淤
yū
mud, sediment; to clog up, to silt up
11 丶
泥
ní
mud, earth, clay; plaster, paste
HSK 6 8 丶
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3 6 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
染
rǎn
dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious
HSK 4 9 丶

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