泥垢
ní gòu
Pinyin

Definition

泥垢
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ní gòu
  1. dirt
  2. grime

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tǔ dòu ní
  1. 1 mashed potato
shuǐ ní
  1. 1 cement
  2. 2 classifier: 袋 dài
wū gòu
  1. 1 filth
ní tǔ
  1. 1 earth
  2. 2 soil
  3. 3 mud
  4. 4 clay
ní nìng
  1. 1 muddy
  2. 2 mud

Idioms (14)

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
含垢忍辱
hán gòu rěn rǔ
  1. 1 to bear shame and humiliation (idiom)
忍垢偷生
rěn gòu tōu shēng
  1. 1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
  1. 1 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)