烂泥扶不上墙 爛泥扶不上牆

烂 爛

• 灿烂 燦爛 càn làn ㄘㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ caan3 laan6 to glitter
• 破烂 破爛 pò làn ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋ po3 laan6 worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged
• 腐烂 腐爛 fǔ làn ㄈㄨˇ ㄌㄢˋ fu6 laan6 to rot
• 唬烂 唬爛 hǔ làn ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄢˋ fu2 laan6 (slang) (Tw) to bullshit
• 度烂 度爛 dù làn ㄉㄨˋ ㄌㄢˋ dok6 laan6 see 赌烂

泥

• 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
• 泥土 ní tǔ ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄨˇ nai4 tou2 earth; soil; mud; clay
• 泥潭 ní tán ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ nai4 taam4 quagmire
• 印泥 yìn ní ㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧˊ jan3 nai4 red ink paste used for seal
• 封泥 fēng ní ㄈㄥ ㄋㄧˊ fung1 nai4 sealing clay

扶

• 扶持 fú chí ㄈㄨˊ ㄔˊ fu4 ci4 to help
• 帮扶 幫扶 bāng fú ㄅㄤ ㄈㄨˊ bong1 fu4 to provide assistance to; to support
• 扶乩 fú jī ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧ fu4 gei1 planchette writing
• 扶助 fú zhù ㄈㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ fu4 zo6 to assist
• 扶南 Fú nán ㄈㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ fu4 naam4 Funan, ancient state in Southeast Asia (1st - 6th century)

不

• 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
• 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
• 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
• 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
• 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth

• 滚瓜烂熟 滾瓜爛熟 gǔn guā làn shú ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄌㄢˋ ㄕㄨˊ gwan2 gwaa1 laan6 suk6 lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
• 海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū shí làn ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨ ㄕˊ ㄌㄢˋ hoi2 fu1 sek6 laan6 lit. until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom)
• 焦头烂额 焦頭爛額 jiāo tóu làn é ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄢˋ ㄜˊ ziu1 tau4 laan6 ngaak6 lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)

• 泥古不化 nì gǔ bù huà ㄋㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ nai4 gu2 bat1 faa3 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
• 泥牛入海 ní niú rù hǎi ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ nai4 ngau4 jap6 hoi2 lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
• 泥沙俱下 ní shā jù xià ㄋㄧˊ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ nai4 saa1 keoi1 haa6 mud and sand flow together (idiom)

• 锄强扶弱 鋤強扶弱 chú qiáng fú ruò ㄔㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ co4 koeng4 fu4 joek6 to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
• 扶弱抑强 扶弱抑強 fú ruò yì qiáng ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ fu4 joek6 jik1 koeng4 to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
• 扶危济困 扶危濟困 fú wēi jì kùn ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ fu4 ngai4 zai3 kwan3 to help those in distress (idiom)

• 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
• 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
• 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)