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Ng'høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ngg'høo [[...]] 

Yellow River

黃河

• Ng'høo zuie tengzhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ngg'høo zuie teeng'zhefng [[...]] 
  clearing of the Yellow River — an impossibility (because the turbulent water carries large amount of sands from upstream)
  黃河水澄清(不可能的事)

sea be zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sea be zhefng; søea bøe zhefng [[...]] 

unable to vindicate oneself

洗不清

• Eng Ng'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng.; Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia søea bøe zhefng. [[...]] 
  It cannot be washed clean even with the water of the Yellow River. (said of a bad name)
  用黃河的水也洗不清。

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