lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt / fig. to meet with a sharp rebuff
藏垢纳污
cáng gòu nà wū
to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom) / to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing / aiding and abetting wicked deeds
不干不净，吃了没病
bù gān bù jìng , chī le méi bìng
a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb) / a couple of germs won't do you any harm
吃土
chī tǔ
(neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
积土成山
jī tǔ chéng shān
lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom) / fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions
拔出萝卜带出泥
bá chū luó bo dài chū ní
lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom) / fig. to uncover, during the investigation of a crime, evidence of other crimes / to cause further problems while working on a problem
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