泥でい中ちゅう

noun

in the mud; in the mire

Literally 'in mud'; often used in figurative expressions for being in a difficult or messy situation, or in classical/literary contexts.

• 彼かれは泥でい中ちゅうからはい上あがるように成せい功こうした。

  He succeeded as if crawling up out of the mud.

• 泥でい中ちゅうの蓮はちすのように、清きよらかさを保たもつ。

  Like a lotus in the mud, one maintains purity.