跳進黃河洗不清

Chinese

 
jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
 advance; enter; to come in the Yellow River to wash; to bathe not; no
 
clear; distinct; complete; pure
trad. (跳進黃河洗不清) 跳 進 黃河 洗 不 清
simp. (跳进黄河洗不清) 跳 进 黄河 洗 不 清
Literally: “cannot wash oneself clean after jumping into the (muddy) Yellow River”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tiào jìn huánghé xǐ bù qīng
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: tiào jìn huánghé xǐ bù qīng
      • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiaw jinn hwangher shii bu4 ching
      • IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

跳進黃河洗不清

  1. It is hard to clear oneself of an (unjustified) charge.
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