皎皎者易污

jiǎo jiǎo zhě yì wū

Dictionary entry

Virtue is easily sullied. (idiom)

What does 皎皎者易污 mean?

皎皎者易污 (jiǎo jiǎo zhě yì wū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Virtue is easily sullied. (idiom)

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皎jiǎobright · white 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... · (after a noun) person involved in ...易Yìsurname Yi · I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1])污wūvariant of 污[wu1]

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皎皎者易污

jiǎo jiǎo zhě yì wū

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