| 释义 |
Examples: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—lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring—using a wicker basket draw water (idiom); wasted effort—cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table)—lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity the powerful to obtain favor—spilt water returns the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong—lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need—the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)—lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.—Dujiangyan in Sichuan, a famous water engineering project and World Heritage Site—lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force—like a fish back in water (idiom); glad be back in one's proper surroundings—Kappa, a child-size humanoid water creature in Japanese folklore—lit. not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts—extinguish by stamping out or immersing in water—bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates)—bay bridge (elevated bridge across stretch of water)—Fire and water have no mercy (idiom). forces of nature beyond human control—lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need—water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change—fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)—a kind of water bird resembling a mandarin duck—you can lead a horse water but you can't make him drink—water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)—stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc)—As the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes light—characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc)—classifier for objects in a handheld bottle, vial, or flask, such a bottle of water—the pavilion closest the water enjoys moonlight first [idiom.]—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.— |