行云流水 行雲流水 xíng yún liú shuǐ lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced syn 内流 內流 nèi liú inward flowing (of river) / flowing into desert 内流河 內流河 nèi liú hé inward flowing river / river flowing into desert or salt lake, e.g. Tarim river 塔里木河 动Ｌ 動Ｌ dòng L flowing / flexible / lively (internet slang) / flowing / flexible / lively (Internet slang) 衣锦还乡 衣錦還鄉 yì jǐn huán xiāng to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom) / to return in glory syn 黼 fǔ (archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes 衣锦荣归 衣錦榮歸 yī jǐn róng guī to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom) / to return in glory 朱绂 朱紱 zhū fú (archaic) red silk ribbon tied to a seal or a jade pendant / red knee cover, part of an official's robes (also a synedoche for the attire of an official) / to be an official 衣锦还乡 衣錦還鄉 yī jǐn huán xiāng lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom) / fig. to return home after making good / Taiwan pr. [yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1] syn 充分 chōng fèn ample / sufficient / adequate / full / fully / to the full syn 十足 shí zú ample / complete / hundred percent / a pure shade (of some color) syn 雄厚 xióng hòu substantial / robust / ample / abundant syn 丰满 豐滿 fēng mǎn ample / well developed / fully rounded syn 丰厚 豐厚 fēng hòu generous / ample syn 经验丰富 經驗豐富 jīng yàn fēng fù experienced / with ample experience 充裕 chōng yù abundant / ample / plenty / abundance syn 宽裕 寬裕 kuān yù comfortably off / ample / plenty syn 充份 chōng fèn ample / sufficient / abundant / full 丰衣足食 豐衣足食 fēng yī zú shí having ample food and clothing (idiom) / well fed and clothed syn 足 zú (bound form) foot / leg / sufficient / ample / as much as / fully syn 绰 綽 chuò (bound form) ample / spacious / (literary) graceful / used in 綽號|绰号[chuo4hao4] and 綽名|绰名[chuo4ming2] syn 纾 紓 shū abundant / ample / at ease / relaxed / to free from / to relieve syn 来日方长 來日方長 lái rì fāng cháng the future is long (idiom) / there will be ample time for that later / We'll cross that bridge when we get there 兵精粮足 兵精糧足 bīng jīng liáng zú elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom) / well-prepared forces / preparations for war are in an advanced state 宽余 寬餘 kuān yú ample / plentiful / affluent / relaxed / comfortable circumstances syn 浩博 hào bó vast and plentiful / ample / very many 满满登登 滿滿登登 mǎn mǎn dēng dēng ample / extremely abundant 用武之地 yòng wǔ zhī dì ample scope for abilities / favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom) 余裕 餘裕 yú yù ample / surplus syn 不虞匮乏 不虞匱乏 bù yú - kuì fá (idiom) to have ample supplies (or money etc) 重赏 重賞 zhòng shǎng ample reward / to reward generously 流畅 流暢 liú chàng flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy syn 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction syn 流动性 流動性 liú dòng xìng flowing / shifting / fluidity / mobility / liquidity (of funds) syn 疏通 shū tōng to unblock / to dredge / to clear the way / to get things flowing / to facilitate / to mediate / to lobby / to explicate (a text) syn 四溢 sì yì (of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place / (of grease etc) dripping everywhere / flowing all over the place 热钱 熱錢 rè qián hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit 海河 hǎi hé Hai He (a system of five waterways around Tianjin, flowing into Bohai 渤海 at Dagukou 大沽口) 头破血流 頭破血流 tóu pò xuè liú lit. head broken and blood flowing / fig. badly bruised syn 汩汩 gǔ gǔ (onom.) gurgling sound of flowing water syn 流光溢彩 liú guāng yì cǎi lit. flowing light and overflowing color / brilliant lights and vibrant colors (idiom) 洋洋洒洒 洋洋灑灑 yáng yáng sǎ sǎ voluminous / flowing (of speeches, articles etc) (idiom) syn 两袖清风 兩袖清風 liǎng xiù qīng fēng lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom) / having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices syn 畅达 暢達 chàng dá free-flowing / smooth syn 水袖 shuǐ xiù flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume) 逝 shì (of flowing water or time) to pass by / to pass away / to die syn 哗 嘩 huā (onom.) bang / clang / sound of gurgling, splashing or flowing water / (interjection expressing surprise) wow syn 澧 lǐ Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖[Dong4ting2 Hu2] / surname Li 泠 líng sound of water flowing 沆 hàng a ferry / fog / flowing 湓 pén flowing of water / name of a river 流水不腐 liú shuǐ bù fǔ flowing water does not rot syn 涕泗横流 涕泗橫流 tì sì héng liú tears and mucus flowing profusely / sniveling / in a tragic state 涕泗纵横 涕泗縱橫 tì sì zòng héng tears and mucus flowing profusely / sniveling / in a tragic state 涕泪交流 涕淚交流 tì lèi jiāo liú tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom) / weeping tragically 血流漂杵 xuè liú piāo chǔ enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom) / rivers of blood / blood bath 跌宕昭彰 diē dàng zhāo zhāng flowing (of prose) / free 滮 biāo flowing of water 洊 jiàn flowing water / successive 湝 jiē flowing (of water) 潀 cóng gather / flow into (water) / sound of waters flowing together 澧水 lǐ shuǐ Lishui river in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖 沅江 yuán jiāng river in Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖 / Yuanjiang, county-level city in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[Yi4 yang2], Hunan 流水不腐，户枢不蠹 流水不腐，戶樞不蠹 liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) / fig. constant activity prevents decay 清流 qīng liú clean flowing water / (fig.) (literary) honorable person, untainted by association with disreputable influences / scholars who (in former times) kept themselves aloof from the corrupting influence of those in power syn 湉 tián (literary) smoothly flowing, placid (water) 湉湉 tián tián (literary) smoothly flowing, placid (water) 湟水 huáng shuǐ Huangshui River, upper reaches of the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2], flowing through Qinghai and Gansu 珠流 zhū liú fluent with words / words flowing like pearl beads 萨尔温江 薩爾溫江 sà ěr wēn jiāng Salween river, flowing from Tibet into Myanmar 锡尔河 錫爾河 xī ěr hé Syr Darya, Central Asian river, flowing from Kyrgiz Republic through Kazakhstan to the Aral sea 阿姆河 ā mǔ hé Amu Darya, the biggest river of Central Asia, from Pamir to Aral sea, forming the boundary between Afghanistan and Tajikistan then flowing through Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan / formerly called Oxus by Greek and Western writers, and Gihon by medieval Islamic writers 额尔齐斯河 額爾齊斯河 é ěr qí sī hé Irtysh River, flowing from southwest Altai in Xinjiang through Kazakhstan and Siberia to the Arctic Ocean 萨瓦河 薩瓦河 sà wǎ hé Sava River, flowing through Southeast Europe 流韵 流韻 liú yùn musical sound / flowing rhythm (of poetry) / cadence 驶流 駛流 shǐ liú swiftly flowing / torrent 灖 mǐ (used to describe flowing water) 流丽 流麗 liú lì smooth and ornate / flowing (style etc) 沨 渢 fēng (onom.) sound of flowing water / sound of wind / Taiwan pr. [feng2] 塔拉斯河 tǎ lā sī hé Talas River, originating in Kyrgyzstan and flowing west into Kazakhstan 小桥流水 小橋流水 xiǎo qiáo liú shuǐ a small bridge over a flowing stream 㳘 chōng (literary) (of a mountain stream) to flow down / (onom.) sound of flowing water 泇河 jiā hé Jia River, originating in Shandong and flowing through Jiangsu into the Grand Canal 琤𪻐 琤瑽 chēng cōng (literary) (onom.) tinkling of jade pendants / plashing of flowing water / musical notes of a zither 