淤泥

yūní
  1. silt
  2. sludge
  3. ooze

CEDICT

silt; sludge; ooze

Wiktionary

  1. 沉積的泥土。
  2. 汙泥。

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Entry Composition

1 淤 yū
  1. silt
  2. river sludge
  3. to silt up
  4. choked with silt
  5. variant of 瘀 yū
2 泥 ní
  1. mud
  2. clay
  3. paste
  4. pulp

Containing this entry

出淤泥而不染 chūyūníérbùrǎn
  1. lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
  2. fig. to be principled and incorruptible

Related entries

坋土 bèntǔ (geology) silt
泥沙 níshā silt
淤 yū
  1. silt
  2. river sludge
  3. to silt up
  4. choked with silt
  5. variant of 瘀 yū
粉砂 fěnshā silt
淤積 yūjī
  1. to silt up
  2. silt
  3. sediment
  4. ooze
  5. slurry
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