跳进黄河洗不清 in English tiao4 jin4 Huang2 He2 xi3 bu4 qing1 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean
• metaphorically to become inexorably mixed up
• mired in controversy
• in deep trouble

Pinyin

tiao4 jin4 Huang2 He2 xi3 bu4 qing1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

跳tiao4to jump 进jin4to go forward 黄huang2surname Huang or Hwang 河he2river 洗xi3to wash 不bu4(negative prefix) 清qing1Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911)