泥沙俱下
ní​shā​jù​xià

mud and sand flow together

  • created sense approved 泥沙俱下 · ní​shā​jù​xià · mud and sand flow together — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泥沙俱下

    ní​shā​jù​xià

    mud and sand flow together

    the mud and sand in a river are swept down together by the current

    泥沙 (literal) → 泥沙 · ní​shā · silt 俱 (literal) → 俱 · jù · together 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend

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  • created sense approved 泥沙俱下 · ní​shā​jù​xià · good and bad mingle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泥沙俱下

    ní​shā​jù​xià

    good and bad mingle

    metaphor for a situation where people or things of varying quality, both good and bad, are mixed together

    泥沙 (literal) → 泥沙 · ní​shā · silt 俱 (literal) → 俱 · jù · all 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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