出 淤 泥 而 不 染

chū yū ní ér bù rǎndictionary entry

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

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出淤泥而不染 出淤泥而不染 [chu1 yu1 ni2 er2 bu4 ran3] /lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)/fig. to be principled and incorruptible/

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出淤泥而不染

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