grow up from the filthy mud without being polluted
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ū ch é Nb ù R ǎ n, which means to keep pure in a dirty environment. It comes from Zhou Dunyi's collection of Zhou Lianxi · on Ailian in Song Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Zhou Dunyi of Song Dynasty wrote in the collection of Zhou Lianxi, the story of loving lotus: "I love lotus only when it comes out of mud, but not dyed; I wash lotus but not demon."
Idiom usage
It is the master of autumn shadow, but he sweeps in middle age. He smokes tea in the stove and sings in a bun. The flower society is bright and spotless. (Qing Dynasty, section 15 of Chen Peizhi's memories of xiangwanlou)
Chinese PinYin : chū chén bù rǎn
grow up from the filthy mud without being polluted
make frequent changes in policies or measures. zhāo gèng mù gǎi
The commandment to stop weaving. duàn zhī zhī jiè
unable to suffer the humiliation made by the warder even if he is a whittled phoney one. xuē mù wéi lì
one 's behavior and conversation. jǔ zhǐ yán tán
beautiful dreams are soon to be interrupted. hǎo mèng bù cháng