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) 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.) 汩汩 gǔ gǔ (onom.) gurgling sound of flowing water syn 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 泠 líng sound of water flowing 流水不腐 liú shuǐ bù fǔ flowing water does not rot syn 洊 jiàn flowing water / successive 湝 jiē flowing (of water) 潀 cóng gather / flow into (water) / sound of waters flowing together 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) 灖 mǐ (used to describe flowing water) 沨 渢 fēng (onom.) sound of flowing water / sound of wind / Taiwan pr. [feng2] 㳘 chōng (literary) (of a mountain stream) to flow down / (onom.) sound of flowing water 琤𪻐 琤瑽 chēng cōng (literary) (onom.) tinkling of jade pendants / plashing of flowing water / musical notes of a zither 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 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 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) 澧 lǐ Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖[Dong4ting2 Hu2] / surname Li 沆 hàng a ferry / fog / flowing 褎 xiù sleeve / ample flowing robes 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 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 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 流丽 流麗 liú lì smooth and ornate / flowing (style etc) 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 泇河 jiā hé Jia River, originating in Shandong and flowing through Jiangsu into the Grand Canal 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 