filth and mire
Dirty mud and muddy water, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ū n í Zhu ó Shu ǐ, refers to dirty things, describes that soil and water are seriously polluted, dirty mud, muddy water, or refers to all backward things. From the poem of seven sorrows.
The origin of Idioms
In the poem of seven sorrows written by Cao Zhi of Wei Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms period: "you are like the dust on the road, and your concubine is like muddy cement. When will you meet harmoniously
Idiom usage
It has a derogatory meaning. He is determined to change his ways and wash his body with the sweat of his labor.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: remnant evil antonym: crystal clear
filth and mire
manifest plainness, embrace simplicity - xiàn sù bào pǔ
try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward - yà miáo zhù zhǎng