泥沙俱下 — Chinese idiom
泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià
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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