Words — 62 found
chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn xiān zhī
ㄔㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ
Simplified Traditional 春江水暖鸭先知 春江水暖鴨先知
  1. Idiom
    1. lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm
  2. 2. fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
niú shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu
ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ
Simplified Traditional 牛不喝水强按头 牛不喝水強按頭
  1. Idiom
    1. lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water
  2. 2. fig. to try to impose one's will on sb
zhú lán shuǐ cháng kōng
ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥ
Simplified Traditional 竹篮打水一场空 竹籃打水一場空
  1. Idiom
    1. using a wicker basket to draw water
  2. 2. wasted effort
liú shuǐ shū
ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ
Simplified Traditional 流水不腐户枢不蠹 流水不腐戶樞不蠹
  1. Idiom
    1. lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust
  2. 2. fig. constant activity prevents decay
bīng lái jiàng dǎng shuǐ lái yǎn
ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄤˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄧㄢˇ
Simplified Traditional 兵来将挡水来土掩 兵來將擋水來土掩
  1. Idiom
    1. counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir
  2. 2. different situations call for different action
  3. Verb
    3. to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
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