烂泥

爛泥

lànní

noun #19,054

Meanings

1 mud
2 mire
3 slush

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Examples

雨后路上全是烂泥。

Yǔ hòu lù shàng quán shì lànní.

After the rain, the road was all mud.

他的鞋子陷进了烂泥里。

Tā de xiézi xiànjìn le lànní lǐ.

His shoes sank into the mire.

Tips

culture

The idiom 烂泥扶不上墙 (lànní fú bù shàng qiáng, 'mud can't be propped up on a wall') describes a hopelessly useless person.

Stroke Order

烂 làn

泥 ní