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跳进黄河洗不清
tiàojìnHuángHéxǐbùqīng
Traditional: 跳進黃河洗不清
lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean / fig. to become inexorably mixed up / mired in controversy / in deep trouble
Character Breakdown
跳
tiào
to hop, to skip; to jump, to leap; to vault; to dance
HSK 2
进
jìn
to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
HSK 2
黄
huáng
yellow; surname
HSK 3
河
hé
river, stream; the Yellow river
HSK 3
洗
xǐ
to bathe, to rinse, to wash
HSK 2
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
清
qīng
clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
HSK 3
Additional Information
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