Words — 62 found
xiǎn shān shuǐ
ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Simplified Traditional 不显山不露水 不顯山不露水
  1. Idiom
    1. lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water
  2. 2. fig. to hide the key facts
chī shuǐ wàng jué jǐng rén
ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄖㄣˊ
  1. Idiom
    1. Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it.
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān yuè
ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ ㄩㄝˋ
Simplified Traditional 近水楼台先得月 近水樓臺先得月
  1. Idiom
    1. the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first
  2. Verb
    2. to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
sān shang méi shuǐ
ㄙㄢ ㄍㄜˋ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄜ
Simplified Traditional 三个和尚没水喝 三個和尚沒水喝
  1. Idiom
    1. lit. three monks have no water to drink
  2. 2. fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
  3. 3. (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
niú shuǐ nán àn jiǎo
ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Simplified Traditional 牛不喝水难按角 牛不喝水難按角
  1. Idiom
    1. you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink
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