泥坑
ní kēng
Pinyin

Definition

泥坑
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ní kēng
  1. mud pit
  2. mire
  3. morass

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

kēng
  1. 1 hole
  2. 2 pit
  3. 3 tunnel
  4. 4 to defraud
tǔ dòu ní
  1. 1 mashed potato
kēng rén
  1. 1 to cheat sb
dà kēng
  1. 1 Tai Hang District, Hong Kong
tuō ní dài shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. wading in mud and water
  2. 2 a slovenly job
  3. 3 sloppy

Idioms (13)

一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng
  1. 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. each person has his own position
  3. 3 each to his own
  4. 4 horses for courses
  5. 5 every kettle has its lid
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
  1. 1 lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be principled and incorruptible
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
  1. 1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 worlds apart
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
  1. 1 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià
  1. 1 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
  2. 2 good and bad mingle