bù gān bù jìng , chī le méi bìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb) / a couple of germs won't do you any harm
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

不乾不淨,吃了沒病 不干不净,吃了没病 [bu4 gan1 bu4 jing4 , chi1 le5 mei2 bing4] /a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)/a couple of germs won't do you any harm/

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不干不净吃了没病
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