泥而不滓 — “To remain untainted or uncorrupted by negative influences”
泥而不滓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain untainted or uncorrupted by negative influences”. To keep oneself pure despite being in a bad environment. Literally, “Stained but not blackened”.
泥而不滓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
泥而不滓 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- nì泥gǔ古jū拘fāng方dogmatically cling to outdated conventions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shā沙jù俱xià下good and bad mixed together
- ní泥niú牛rù入hǎi海disappear completely and irreversibly
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What does 泥而不滓 mean?
泥而不滓 (niè ér bù zǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain untainted or uncorrupted by negative influences”.
How do you pronounce 泥而不滓?
泥而不滓 is pronounced niè ér bù zǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 泥而不滓 literally mean?
Literally, 泥而不滓 means “Stained but not blackened”. It is used to mean “to remain untainted or uncorrupted by negative influences”.
What is the Chinese definition of 泥而不滓?
染而不黑。比喻洁身自好，不受坏的影响。泥，通“涅”。染黑。滓，通“缁”。黑色。