- 出 verbto go outto go or come out; to exit (from inside to outside)
- filtha filthy or corrupt environment; specifically used in the phrase 出污泥而不染 regarding keeping one's integrity in a bad environment
- 而 conjunctionbutUsed to connect ideas that contrast or conflict; yet; but; on the other hand
- 不 adverbnotNegative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
- 染 verbto soilto soil; to pollute; to contaminate