研究社 新和英中辞典

せいだく 清濁

清濁併(_あわ)せ呑む

be broad‐minded enough to show tolerance toward all sorts of men.

用例

政治家は時に妥協のために清濁あわせ飲むくらいの度量が必要だ. Politicians are sometimes required to be broadminded enough to associate with people of all sorts for the sake of working out a compromise.

斎藤和英大辞典

清濁

読み方 せいだく

名詞

Purity and impurity; relative purity:（=の） pure and impure

用例

水の清濁を試験する
to test the purity of water

清濁併せ呑む
to tolerate the good and evil elements―entertain all men in one's heart

度量宏濶清濁併せ呑む
He is so broad-minded as to be tolerant of all men.

JMdict

清濁

読み方：せいだく

(1)

（名詞） good and evil; purity and impurity

(2)

voiced and unvoiced consonants