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泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
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conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
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泥涂轩冕
ní tú xuān miǎn
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to despise titles and high offices
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泥塗軒冕
ní tú xuān miǎn
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to despise titles and high offices
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泥子
nì zi
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putty (used by plumbers and glaziers)
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泥孩
ní hái
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clay doll
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泥守
nì shǒu
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stubborn and conservative
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泥封
ní fēng
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to seal jars etc with mud, clay or lute;
lute;
luting
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泥岩
ní yán
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mudstone;
shale
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泥工
ní gōng
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mason;
masonry work
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泥敷剂
ní fū jì
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poultice
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泥敷劑
ní fū jì
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poultice
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泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià
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mud and sand flow together (idiom);
good and bad mingle
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泥淖
ní nào
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mud;
muddy swamp;
sump;
fig. a sticky predicament
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泥漿
ní jiāng
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slurry;
mud
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泥濘
ní nìng
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muddy;
mud
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泥灰
ní huī
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lime plaster (construction)
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泥炭藓
ní tàn xiǎn
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matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)
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泥炭蘚
ní tàn xiǎn
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matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)
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泥牛入海
ní niú rù hǎi
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lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
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泥盆纪
ní pén jì
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Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)
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泥盆紀
ní pén jì
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Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)
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泥胎
ní tāi
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clay idol
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泥腿
ní tuǐ
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peasant;
yokel
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泥菩薩
ní pú sà
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clay Bodhisattva
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泥菩萨过江，自身难保
ní pú sà guò jiāng ， zì shēn nán bǎo
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like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety;
unable to save oneself, let alone others
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