泥沙俱下 — “Refers to a situation where various elements”
泥沙俱下 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a situation where various elements”. Good and bad alike, are mixed together, often implying a decline in standards or a chaotic blend. Literally, “Mud and sand flow down together”.
泥沙俱下 Pronunciation and Pinyin
泥沙俱下 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 泥
- ní泥zhōng中yǐn隐cì刺speak with veiled sarcasm
- nì泥gǔ古bù不huà化rigidly adhere to ancient conventions
- nì泥gǔ古shǒu守jiù旧cling to old ways
- nì泥gǔ古zhí执jīn今rigidly adhere to ancient conventions
- nì泥gǔ古jū拘fāng方dogmatically cling to outdated conventions
- nì泥gǔ古wéi违jīn今rigidly adhere to ancient ways
- nì泥gǔ古fēi非jīn今Adhere to ancient, reject modern
- nì泥míng名shī失shí实cling to empty reputation, disregard reality
- ní泥sù塑mù木diāo雕stiff and expressionless like a dummy
- ní泥duō多fó佛dà大More input, greater achievement
- ní泥niú牛rù入hǎi海disappear completely and irreversibly
- ní泥zhū猪wǎ瓦gǒu狗lowly, vulgar, or contemptible person
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What does 泥沙俱下 mean?
泥沙俱下 (ní shā jù xià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a situation where various elements”.
How do you pronounce 泥沙俱下?
泥沙俱下 is pronounced ní shā jù xià in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 泥沙俱下 literally mean?
Literally, 泥沙俱下 means “Mud and sand flow down together”. It is used to mean “refers to a situation where various elements”.
What is the Chinese definition of 泥沙俱下?
指在江河的急流中泥土和沙子随着水一起冲下。比喻好人和坏人混杂在一起。