| 1 | 泥 | 泥 | nì | ni4 | restrained | | |
| 2 | 拘泥 | 拘泥 | jū nì | ju1 ni4 | to be a stickler for formalities; to rigidly adhere to; to cling to; constrained; ill at ease | | |
| 3 | 拘泥不通 | 拘泥不通 | jū nì bù tōng | ju1 ni4 bu4 tong1 | stubborn and stupid (idiom) | | |
| 4 | 泥古 | 泥古 | nì gǔ | ni4 gu3 | stick-in-the-mud; to stick to old ways; stubbornly conservative | | |
| 5 | 泥古不化 | 泥古不化 | nì gǔ bù huà | ni4 gu3 bu4 hua4 | conservative and unable to adapt (idiom) | | |
| 6 | 泥守 | 泥守 | nì shǒu | ni4 shou3 | stubborn and conservative | | |
| 7 | 泥子 | 泥子 | nì zi | ni4 zi5 | putty (used by plumbers and glaziers) | | |
| 8 | 往泥里踩 | 往泥裡踩 | wǎng nì lǐ cǎi | wang3 ni4 li3 cai3 | to belittle; to attack sb | | |