不干不净，吃了没病 in English bu4 gan1 bu4 jing4 , chi1 le5 mei2 bing4 Meaning

Meanings

  • a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)
  • a couple of germs won't do you any harm

Simplified Characters

不 干 不 净 ， 吃 了 没 病

Traditional Characters

不 乾 不 淨 ， 吃 了 沒 病

Pinyin

bu4 gan1 bu4 jing4 , chi1 le5 mei2 bing4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 干gan4old variant of 乾|干[gan1] 不bu4(negative prefix) 净jing4variant of 淨|净[jing4] ， 吃chi1to eat 了le5(completed action marker) 没mei2(negative prefix for verbs) 病bing4illness