出污泥而不染
chū​wū​ní'ér​bù​rǎn

remaining pure in a corrupt world

  • created sense approved 出污泥而不染/出汙泥而不染 · chū​wū​ní'ér​bù​rǎn · remaining pure in a corrupt world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    出污泥而不染 / 出汙泥而不染

    chū​wū​ní'ér​bù​rǎn

    remaining pure in a corrupt world

    to emerge from the filth without being stained; keeping one's integrity and moral purity despite living in a corrupt environment

    出 (literal) → 出 · chū · to go out 污泥 (literal) → 污泥/汙泥 · wū​ní · filth 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 染 (literal) → 染 · rǎn · to soil

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