泥沙俱下 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• mud and sand flow together
• good and bad mingle

Character by character

• 泥nímud, earth, clay; plaster, paste
• 沙shāsand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 俱jùall, together; accompany
• 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

Idioms sharing a character

• 判若云泥 pàn ruò yún ní
• 拖泥带水 tuō ní dài shuǐ
• 泥古不化 nì gǔ bù huà
• 泥牛入海 ní niú rù hǎi
• 烂醉如泥 làn zuì rú ní
• 雪泥鸿爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo
• 云泥之别 yún ní zhī bié
• 一盘散沙 yī pán sǎn shā
• 含沙射影 hán shā shè yǐng
• 恒河沙数 Héng hé shā shù

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