汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 出污泥而不染
出污泥而不染
come out of the dirty mud unsoiled / emerge unstained from the filth / rise unsullied from mud (referring to water lilies) / remain undefiled in spite of general corruption, vice, etc.
chū ní/nì ér bù/bú rǎn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

一个人能出污泥而不染吗?

Can a man touch pitch and not be defiled?

一朵莲花灯出现:出污泥而不染的象征。

A lotus emerges: the symbol of rising above and blooming above the mud.

如果我们总体的商业环境不改变,恐怕“出污泥而不染”是一种苛责。

If we do not change the overall business environment, I am afraid, it is a harsh criterion to require us to "rise unsullied from mud".