Definitions

1. 1. lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
2. 2. fig. to be principled and incorruptible

Components

• 出 chū – to go out
• 淤泥 yū ní – silt
• 而 ér – and
• 不 bù – (negative prefix)
• 染 rǎn – to dye