磨而不磷
mó'ér​bù​lín

incorruptible

  • created sense approved 磨而不磷 · mó'ér​bù​lín · incorruptible — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨而不磷

    mó'ér​bù​lín

    incorruptible

    hard enough not to be worn down by grinding; to be so firm in character that one is not corrupted by a bad environment

    磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to rub 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 磷 (literal) → 磷 · lín · phosphorus

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

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