泥蟠不滓 — “Coiled in mud, not stained”
泥蟠不滓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain unstained or maintain one's integrity and principles despite being in unfavorable or difficult circumstances, much like a plant growing in mud without being tainted by it”. Literally, “Coiled in mud, not stained”.
泥蟠不滓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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- nì泥gǔ古jū拘fāng方dogmatically cling to outdated conventions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 泥蟠不滓 mean?
泥蟠不滓 (ní pán bù zǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain unstained or maintain one's integrity and principles despite being in unfavorable or difficult circumstances, much like a plant growing in mud without being tainted by it”.
How do you pronounce 泥蟠不滓?
泥蟠不滓 is pronounced ní pán bù zǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 泥蟠不滓 literally mean?
Literally, 泥蟠不滓 means “Coiled in mud, not stained”. It is used to mean “to remain unstained or maintain one's integrity and principles despite being in unfavorable or difficult circumstances, much like a plant growing in mud without being tainted by it”.
What is the Chinese definition of 泥蟠不滓?
盘绕在泥里而没有被污染。比喻人不得志但不丧失节操。