涅而不緇 in Chinese

IPA: /ni̯ɛ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /niːp̚² jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ni̯ɛ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/, /niːp̚² jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: niè'érbùzī [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗ [Mandarin, bopomofo], nip⁶ ji⁴ bat¹ zi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], niè'érbùzī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], niè-érbùzih [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], nieh⁴-êrh²-pu⁴-tzŭ¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], nyè-ér-bù-dz̄ [Mandarin, Yale], nieherlbutzy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], неэрбуцзы [Mandarin, Palladius], neerbuczy [Mandarin, Palladius], nihp yìh bāt jī [Cantonese, Yale], nip⁹ ji⁴ bat⁷ dzi¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], nib⁶ yi⁴ bed¹ ji¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the Analects, Book 17 (《論語·陽貨》): : 不曰堅乎，磨而不磷；不曰白乎，涅而不緇。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]不曰坚乎，磨而不磷；不曰白乎，涅而不缁。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Bù yuē jiān hū, mó ér bù lín; bù yuē bái hū, niè ér bù zī. [Pinyin] But is it not said, that, if a thing be really hard, it may be ground without being made thin? Is it not said, that, if a thing be really white, it may be steeped in a dark fluid without being made black? Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《論語·陽貨》)}} (《論語·陽貨》), {{zh-x|不曰堅乎，磨而不磷；不曰白乎，涅.而.不.緇。|But is it not said, that, if a thing be really hard, it may be ground without being made thin? Is it not said, that, if a thing be really white, it may be steeped in a dark fluid without being made black?|CL|collapsed=y|ref=Analects}} 不曰堅乎，磨而不磷；不曰白乎，涅而不緇。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]不曰坚乎，磨而不磷；不曰白乎，涅而不缁。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Bù yuē jiān hū, mó ér bù lín; bù yuē bái hū, niè ér bù zī. [Pinyin] But is it not said, that, if a thing be really hard, it may be ground without being made thin? Is it not said, that, if a thing be really white, it may be steeped in a dark fluid without being made black? Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 涅而不緇

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      "ipa": "/ni̯ɛ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/niːp̚² jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/"
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      "roman": "chū yūní ér bù rǎn",
      "word": "出淤泥而不染"
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"涅而不緇" meaning in Chinese

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