Read Edit View history 涅而不緇 niè'érbùzī rise above a bad environment Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 涅而不缁/ 涅而不緇 niè'érbùzī rise above a bad environment Literally meaning that something truly white will not be turned black even by dye; describes a person of integrity who remains untarnished despite being in a corrupt or bad environment Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 涅而不缁/涅而不緇 → 磨而不磷/磨而不磷 Edit Delete
涅而不缁/ 涅而不緇 niè'érbùzī rise above a bad environment Literally meaning that something truly white will not be turned black even by dye; describes a person of integrity who remains untarnished despite being in a corrupt or bad environment Edit Delete