jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat |
advance; enter; to come in | the Yellow River | to wash; to bathe | not; no | clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure | ||
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trad. (跳進黃河洗不清) | 跳 | 進 | 黃河 | 洗 | 不 | 清 | |
simp. (跳进黄河洗不清) | 跳 | 进 | 黄河 | 洗 | 不 | 清 | |
Literally: “cannot wash oneself clean after jumping into the (muddy) Yellow River”. |
跳進黃河洗不清
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 跳進黃河洗不清, 跳到黃河洗不清, 跳入黃河洗不清, 跳在黃河洗不清 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 水洗都唔淨, 水洗都唔清 |
Hong Kong | 水洗都唔清 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 跳落黃河洗唔清 |
Xingning | 跳落黃河洗唔清 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 三條坑水洗唔淨 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 三條坑水洗唔淨 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 三條坑水洗唔淨 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 三條坑水洗唔淨 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 三條坑水洗唔淨 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 三條坑水洗唔會淨 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 跳進黃浦汏勿清 |