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Examples:lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.—water screen (screen formed of sprayed water droplets, used for displaying projected images, for temperature control, or for air purification)—dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success—lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good—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)—fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain—using a wicker basket draw water (idiom); wasted effort—water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)—flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc)—Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom); You cannot expect everyone be squeaky clean.—from the cradle the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water—lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity the powerful to obtain favor—go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty—karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)—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.—Dujiangyan in Sichuan, a famous water engineering project and World Heritage Site—like a fish back in water (idiom); glad be back in one's proper surroundings—the movement of a fish's mouth at the surface of the water—extinguish by stamping out or immersing in water—Donghai Bridge, 32.5 km bridge between Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port—a water goblin in Chinese mythology usually depicted as a monkey—water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change—pluck poultry or depilate pigs using hot water—reconstitute (a powdered beverage) by adding water, milk etc—lit. lotus rises from the water (idiom); fig. blossom (of poem or art)—classifier for objects in a handheld bottle, vial, or flask, such a bottle of water—rare, literary classifier for a large body of clear water— |