| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 泥 | 泥 | ní | ni2 | mud; clay; paste; pulp | ||
| 2 | 泥土 | 泥土 | ní tǔ | ni2 tu3 | earth; soil; mud; clay | ||
| 3 | 水泥 | 水泥 | shuǐ ní | shui3 ni2 | cement; Classifiers: 袋 | ||
| 4 | 泥沙 | 泥沙 | ní shā | ni2 sha1 | silt | ||
| 5 | 泥浆 | 泥漿 | ní jiāng | ni2 jiang1 | slurry; mud | ||
| 6 | 淤泥 | 淤泥 | yū ní | yu1 ni2 | silt; sludge; ooze | ||
| 7 | 泥坑 | 泥坑 | ní kēng | ni2 keng1 | mud pit; mire; morass | ||
| 8 | 污泥 | 污泥 | wū ní | wu1 ni2 | mud; sludge | ||
| 9 | 萝卜快了不洗泥 | 蘿蔔快了不洗泥 | luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní | luo2 bo5 kuai4 le5 bu4 xi3 ni2 | when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom); fig. when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality | ||
| 10 | 泥人 | 泥人 | ní rén | ni2 ren2 | clay figurine | ||
| 11 | 泥敷剂 | 泥敷劑 | ní fū jì | ni2 fu1 ji4 | poultice | ||
| 12 | 马铃薯泥 | 馬鈴薯泥 | mǎ líng shǔ ní | ma3 ling2 shu3 ni2 | mashed potato | ||
| 13 | 抹稀泥 | 抹稀泥 | mǒ xī ní | mo3 xi1 ni2 | see 和稀泥 | ||
| 14 | 浚泥船 | 浚泥船 | jùn ní chuán | jun4 ni2 chuan2 | dredger | ||
| 15 | 嘴啃泥 | 嘴啃泥 | zuǐ kěn ní | zui3 ken3 ni2 | to fall flat on one's face | ||
| 16 | 烂泥塘 | 爛泥塘 | làn ní táng | lan4 ni2 tang2 | Muddy Pond | ||
| 17 | 烂泥糊不上墙 | 爛泥糊不上牆 | làn ní hú bù shàng qiáng | lan4 ni2 hu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2 | see 烂泥扶不上墙 | ||
| 18 | 胶泥 | 膠泥 | jiāo ní | jiao1 ni2 | clay | ||
| 19 | 和稀泥 | 和稀泥 | huò xī ní | huo4 xi1 ni2 | to try to smooth things over; to paper over the issues; to gloss things over | ||
| 20 | 惠山泥 | 惠山泥 | huì shān ní | Hui4 shan1 ni2 | Hui Mountain is muddy | ||
| 21 | 硅酸盐水泥 | 硅酸鹽水泥 | guī suān yán shuǐ ní | gui1 suan1 yan2 shui3 ni2 | Portland cement | ||
| 22 | 钢筋水泥 | 鋼筋水泥 | gāng jīn shuǐ ní | gang1 jin1 shui3 ni2 | reinforced concrete | ||
| 23 | 封泥 | 封泥 | fēng ní | feng1 ni2 | sealing clay; lute | ||
| 24 | 挡泥板 | 擋泥板 | dǎng ní bǎn | dang3 ni2 ban3 | mudguard | ||
| 25 | 出淤泥而不染 | 出淤泥而不染 | chū yū ní ér bù rǎn | chu1 yu1 ni2 er2 bu4 ran3 | lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom); fig. to be principled and incorruptible |
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