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Radical: 氵
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emerge unstained from the filth
excavator
pond sludge
mountain soil
the filth and mire; the dregs
dust
a mud hut
bricklayer; tiler; plasterer; mason (spoken)
(noun) muddy water
a mud pit
muddy
(noun) clay bricks
the layer of arable soil
play dough
(idiom) someone is hardly able to save herself / himself in a plight
clams; blood cockles
Metapenaeus ensis / greasyback shrimp / sand shrimp
a dirt road
a dumper
cement truck
rabbitfish
unregulated taxi / unmetered taxi, where random passengers share a taxi ride and pay a fixed rate instead of a metered rate.
(metaphor) saying someone is very dirty
(derogatory slang) (with figurative meaning) when someone is lacking in ability / motivation, he / she will not be successful no matter how others help them; you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
(verb) play mud and sand; Or (figurative meaning) someone is like playing kid games and never get serious
(noun) cement
(literally: grubby girl); teenage girl who stays away from home and hangs out on the streets, usually promiscuous and vulgar in their mannerism
the mixture of dirt and dead skin on the surface of the skin; literally 'old mud'
cement
(slang) inferior; low-grade; bad quality (noun) hummus; mushy peas; puree made from beans
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