tiào​jìn​huáng​hé​xǐ​bù​qīng

deeply mired in trouble

跳进黄河洗不清 跳進黃河洗不清 tiào​jìn​huáng​hé​xǐ​bù​qīng
deeply mired in trouble
Literally "even jumping into the Yellow River cannot wash one clean"; used to describe being unable to clear one's name or being hopelessly mired in controversy.

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