ní shā jù xiàdictionary entry
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mud and sand flow together (idiom) / good and bad mingle
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泥沙俱下 泥沙俱下 [ni2 sha1 ju4 xia4] /mud and sand flow together (idiom)/good and bad mingle/

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泥沙俱下
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