跳进黄河洗不清

跳進黃河洗不清
tiàojìn Huáng Héxǐbùqīng
  1. lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean
  2. fig. to become inexorably mixed up
  3. mired in controversy
  4. in deep trouble

CEDICT

to have a wrongful accusation that is unable to be got rid of

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Entry Composition

1 跳进 tiàojìn
  1. to plunge into
  2. to jump into
2 黄河 Huáng Hé Yellow River or Huang He
3 洗 xǐ
  1. to wash; to bathe
  2. to develop (photographs)
  3. to shuffle (cards etc)
  4. to erase (a recording)
4 不清 bùqīng unclear