出淤泥而不染 chūyūní'érbùrǎn to remain pure in a corrupt environment Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 出淤泥而不染 chūyūní'érbùrǎn to remain pure in a corrupt environment Literally "to grow out of the mud unsullied"; describes someone who remains principled and incorruptible despite their surroundings, originally referring to the lotus flower. Frequency Written text 0.240 per million Cross-References See 爱莲说 àiliánshuō Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
出淤泥而不染 chūyūní'érbùrǎn to remain pure in a corrupt environment Literally "to grow out of the mud unsullied"; describes someone who remains principled and incorruptible despite their surroundings, originally referring to the lotus flower. Frequency Written text 0.240 per million Cross-References See 爱莲说 àiliánshuō Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
