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Examples:cf Still waters run deep.—sound of waters flowing together—bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates)—limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)—lit. green hills and clear waters—Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters)—commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably—dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success—counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action—water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia—arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)—using a wicker basket draw water (idiom); wasted effort—water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)—cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table)—Lin Chong, one of the Heroes of the Marsh in Water Margin—from the cradle the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water—with back the mountain and facing the water (favored location)—spilt water returns the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong—a patina of ice from freezing rain or water vapor—clear water, so few fish (idiom); You cannot expect everyone be squeaky clean.—be taken dissolved in boiling water (of Chinese herbal medicine)—lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure—Dujiangyan in Sichuan, a famous water engineering project and World Heritage Site—lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force—lit. not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts—fish (meaning variable: mackerel, anchovy, fresh-water fish)—a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then—name of "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)—lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow inothers' field—water flows downhill (whereas man struggles upwards)—return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)—a kind of water bird resembling a mandarin duck—pluck poultry or depilate pigs using hot water—the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within—White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings—project raise low-lying water for irrigation purposes—characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc)—a device for extracting water (such as a centrifuge)—classifier for objects in a handheld bottle, vial, or flask, such a bottle of water—classifier for medicine in tablet form；small flat items in form of a slice, piece, disk or scrap；a meadow, forest, clouds，area of skin，large stretch of water e.g. ocean or lake；mental or real image of good harvest or great happiness；sound of footsteps or laughter； warmheartedness.— |