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出淤泥而不染 (ceot1 jyu1 nai4 ji4 bat1 jim5) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

出淤泥而不染 (ceot1 jyu1 nai4 ji4 bat1 jim5, chū yū ní ér bù rǎn) — lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom); fig. to be principled and incorruptible

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Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 出世紙 (ceot1 sai3 zi2) — a birth certificate
• 出主意 (ceot1 zyu2 ji3) — present an idea
• 出人頭地 (ceot1 jan4 tau4 dei6) — to earn fortune and fame
• 出以公心 (Ceot1 ji5 gung1 sam1) — keep the public interest in mind;act without any selfish considerations
• 出位 (ceot1 wai2) — outstanding; extraordinary; to do something that attracts the attention of othe…
• 出便 (ceot1 bin6) — (adverb; preposition; noun) outside

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