不干不净，吃了没病
bù​gān​bù​jìng​chī​le​méi​bìng

a little dirt never killed anyone

  • created sense approved 不干不净，吃了没病/不乾不淨，吃了沒病 · bù​gān​bù​jìng​chī​le​méi​bìng · a little dirt never killed anyone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不干不净，吃了没病 / 不乾不淨，吃了沒病

    bù​gān​bù​jìng​chī​le​méi​bìng

    a little dirt never killed anyone

    A proverb suggesting that a few germs or slightly unhygienic food will not cause illness; similar to the English saying "a little dirt never hurt anyone".

    不干不净 (literal) → 不干不净/不乾不淨 · bù​gān​bù​jìng · unclean ， (non_chinese) 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 了 (bound) → 了 · le · [aspect marker] 没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · [negation] 病 (literal) → 病 · bìng · illness

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