出淤泥而不染

chū yū ní ér bù rǎn

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to be principled and incorruptible

Child Words of 出淤泥而不染

不
bù

no; not so

出
chū

to go out

染
rǎn

to dye

泥
ní

mud

泥
nì

restrained

而
ér

and

淤泥
yū ní

silt