出淤泥而不染
chū​yū​ní'ér​bù​rǎn

to remain pure in a corrupt environment

  • created reference approved 出淤泥而不染 → 爱莲说/愛蓮說 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    出淤泥而不染 chū​yū​ní'ér​bù​rǎn

    爱莲说 / 愛蓮說 ài​lián​shuō

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  • created sense approved 出淤泥而不染 · chū​yū​ní'ér​bù​rǎn · to remain pure in a corrupt environment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    出淤泥而不染

    chū​yū​ní'ér​bù​rǎn

    to remain pure in a corrupt environment

    Literally "to grow out of the mud unsullied"; describes someone who remains principled and incorruptible despite their surroundings, originally referring to the lotus flower.

    chū​wū​ní'ér​bù​rǎn

    出 (literal) → 出 · chū · to go out 淤泥 (literal) → 淤泥 · yū​ní · silt 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 染 (literal) → 染 · rǎn · to soil

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