魁星 kuí xīng stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the rectangular body of the dipper / Kuixing, Daoist God of fate 罡 gāng stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail of the dipper 天罡 tiān gāng (old) the Big Dipper / (old) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper 三个和尚没水喝 三個和尚沒水喝 sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) / fig. everybody's business is nobody's business / (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.) 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 积水 積水 jī shuǐ to collect water / to be covered with water / to pond / accumulated water / ponding syn 吃水 chī shuǐ drinking water / to obtain water (for daily needs) / to absorb water / draft (of ship) syn 水枪 水槍 shuǐ qiāng water pistol (toy) / water gun / sprinkler / water cannon 水渍 水漬 shuǐ zì water spot / water stain / wet spot / damp patch / water damage 轻水 輕水 qīng shuǐ light water (as opposed to heavy water) / see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆 吸附水 xī fù shuǐ pellicular water / hygroscopic water / sorption water 蕹菜 wèng cài water spinach / ong choy / swamp cabbage / water convolvulus / water morning-glory / Ipomoea aquatica (botany) 非洲部长级水事理事会 African Ministerial Council on Water / African Ministers' Council on Water / African Ministerial Conference on Water 非洲部长级水事会议 African Ministerial Council on Water / African Ministers' Council on Water / African Ministerial Conference on Water 世界水设想－大家的共同事务 World Water Vision - Making Water Everybody's Business / World Water Vision 薄膜水 pellicular water / hygroscopic water / sorption water 北斗 běi dǒu Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan syn 斗牛 dǒu niú Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy) 北斗星 běi dǒu xīng the Big Dipper / the Plow syn 斗转星移 斗轉星移 dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved / time flies / also written 星移斗轉|星移斗转[xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3] 天玑 天璣 tiān jī Phecda / Gamma Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper 斗 dǒu dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3] syn 照葫芦画瓢 照葫蘆畫瓢 zhào hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom) / fig. to copy slavishly syn 星移斗转 星移斗轉 xīng yí dǒu zhuǎn lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved / time flies / also written 斗轉星移|斗转星移[Dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2] 瓢 piáo dipper / ladle syn 杓 biāo (literary) handle of a spoon or ladle / (literary) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper 南箕北斗 nán jī běi dǒu lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom) / fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use syn 北斗七星 běi dǒu qī xīng (astronomy) Big Dipper 天枢 天樞 tiān shū Dubhe / Alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper 天枢星 天樞星 tiān shū xīng alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper 天权 天權 tiān quán Megrez / Delta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper 天璇 tiān xuán Merak / Beta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper 天罡星 tiān gāng xīng the Big Dipper syn 摇光 搖光 yáo guāng Alkaid / Eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper 斗柄 dǒu bǐng handle of the Big Dipper 玉衡 yù héng Alioth / Epsilon Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper 开阳 開陽 kāi yáng Mizar / Zeta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper / see 開陽縣|开阳县[Kai1yang2 Xian4] 褐河乌 褐河烏 hè hé wū (bird species of China) brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii) 舀勺 yǎo sháo scoop / dipper 河乌 河烏 hé wū (bird species of China) white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) 依葫芦画瓢 依葫蘆畫瓢 yī hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom) / fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification syn 灌水 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums 水资源 水資源 shuǐ zī yuán water resources / drinking water 自来水 自來水 zì lái shuǐ running water / tap water 跳水 tiào shuǐ to dive (into water) / (sports) diving / to commit suicide by jumping into water / (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically 开水 開水 kāi shuǐ boiled water / boiling water syn 水源 shuǐ yuán water source / water supply / headwaters of a river syn 冷水 lěng shuǐ cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans) syn 下水 xià shuǐ downstream / to go into the water / to put into water / to launch (a ship) / fig. to fall into bad ways / to lead astray / to go to pot syn 饮用水 飲用水 yǐn yòng shuǐ drinking water / potable water 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 出水 chū shuǐ to discharge water / to appear out of the water / to break the surface 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ waste water / drain water / effluent 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 滴水 dī shuǐ water drop / dripping water 饮水机 飲水機 yǐn shuǐ jī water dispenser / water cooler / drinking fountain 凉水 涼水 liáng shuǐ cool water / unboiled water syn 放水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game syn 净水 淨水 jìng shuǐ clean water / purified water 水陆 水陸 shuǐ lù water and land / by water and land (transport) / amphibian / delicacies from land and sea syn 取水 qǔ shuǐ water intake / to obtain water (from a well etc) 打水 dǎ shuǐ to draw water / to splash water 水表 shuǐ biǎo water meter / indicator of water level 引水 yǐn shuǐ to pilot a ship / to channel water / to draw water (for irrigation) syn 中水 zhōng shuǐ reclaimed water / recycled water 苦水 kǔ shuǐ bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates) / suffering / digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth / fig. bitter complaint syn 水土 shuǐ tǔ water and soil / surface water / natural environment (extended meaning) / climate 绿水 綠水 lǜ shuǐ green water / crystal-clear water syn 水柱 shuǐ zhù stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet) / jet of water 上水 shàng shuǐ upper reaches (of a river) / to go upstream / to add some water / to water (a crop etc) syn 注水 zhù shuǐ to pour water into / to inject water into 烧水 燒水 shāo shuǐ to heat water / to boil water 浇花 澆花 jiāo huā to water the plants / to water the garden 水上运动 水上運動 shuǐ shàng yùn dòng water sports / aquatic motion / movement over water 菱角 líng jiǎo water caltrop or water chestnut (genus Trapa) syn 原水 yuán shuǐ raw water / unpurified water 泡饭 泡飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 滑水 huá shuǐ water skiing / to water-ski 浸水 jìn shuǐ to immerse in water / to drench / to inundate / irrigation water 花露水 huā lù shuǐ perfumed toilet water / eau de cologne / floral water / hydrosol syn 苏打水 蘇打水 sū dá shuǐ soda water / carbonated water 水罐 shuǐ guàn container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry can, water bottle etc 泽泻 澤瀉 zé xiè common water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) / water plantain rhizome (used in TCM) syn 枯水 kū shuǐ scarce water / low water level 碱水 鹼水 jiǎn shuǐ lye water / alkaline water (used in cooking) 莼菜 蓴菜 chún cài water shield (Brasenia schreberi), an edible water plant 舀水 yǎo shuǐ to ladle water / to scoop up water 水烟袋 水煙袋 shuǐ yān dài water bong / water pipe / hookah syn 踩水 cǎi shuǐ to tread water / to paddle or tramp in shallow water 汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn 汛 xùn high water / flood / to sprinkle water syn 澶 chán still (as of water) / still water 奎宁水 奎寧水 kuí níng shuǐ tonic water / quinine water 恶水 惡水 è shuǐ dirty water / water that is unfit to drink / slops 戽水 hù shuǐ to draw water for irrigation (manually or with a water wheel) 河水不犯井水 hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom) / Do not interfere with one another. / Mind your own business. 自来水管 自來水管 zì lái shuǐ guǎn water mains / service pipe / tap-water pipe 丰水 豐水 fēng shuǐ abundant water / high water level 