tiào​dào​huáng​hé​xǐ​bu​qīng

to be unable to clear one's name

跳到黄河洗不清 跳到黃河洗不清 tiào​dào​huáng​hé​xǐ​bu​qīng
to be unable to clear one's name
Literally meaning that one cannot wash clean even by jumping into the Yellow River; used to describe being unable to clear oneself of a false charge or a bad reputation.

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