一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
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1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
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2 spotless
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
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1 lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
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2 fig. to be principled and incorruptible
剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
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1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
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2 to eradicate
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
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1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
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2 to lead a pampered life
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
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1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
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2 to eliminate completely
曾经沧海难为水,除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún
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1 there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
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2 one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
染指
rǎn zhǐ
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1 to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
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2 to get a share of the action
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3 abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎
染指垂涎
rǎn zhǐ chuí xián
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1 lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth
染指于鼎
rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng
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1 lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
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2 to get a share of the action
沾染世俗
zhān rǎn shì sú
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1 to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)
沾花惹草
zhān huā rě cǎo
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1 to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
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2 to womanize
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3 to frequent brothels
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4 to sow one's wild oats
破除迷信
pò chú mí xìn
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1 to eliminate superstition (idiom)
祛邪除灾
qū xié chú zāi
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1 to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom)
脚不沾地
jiǎo bù zhān dì
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1 feet not touching the ground (idiom)
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2 to run like the wind
兴利除弊
xīng lì chú bì
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1 to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
若要人不知,除非己莫为
ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi
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1 If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
药到病除
yào dào bìng chú
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1 lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
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3 (of a solution or method) highly effective
蠲除苛政
juān chú kē zhèng
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1 to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)
除恶务尽
chú è wù jìn
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1 to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness
除暴安良
chú bào ān liáng
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1 to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor