一尘不染

Traditional: 一塵不染

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Dictionary entry

(idiom) untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible

What does 一尘不染 mean?

一尘不染 (yī chén bù rǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 尘chéndust · dirt 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-染rǎnto dye · to catch (a disease)

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