tiào​dào​huáng​hé​xǐ​bu​qīng

to be unable to clear one's name

Senses

跳到黄河洗不清/ 跳到黃河洗不清 tiào​dào​huáng​hé​xǐ​bu​qīng (also tiào​dào​huáng​hé​xǐ​bù​qīng) to be unable to clear one's name

Literally meaning that one cannot wash clean even by jumping into the Yellow River; used to describe being unable to clear oneself of a false charge or a bad reputation.

References

variant 跳到黄河洗不清/跳到黃河洗不清 跳进黄河洗不清/跳進黃河洗不清