niè'ér​bù​zī

rise above a bad environment

  1. to dye black
    (literary) to dye black or tattoo
  2. ér conjunction
    but
    Used to connect ideas that contrast or conflict; yet; but; on the other hand
  3. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. black
    (bound form) black; dark-colored