Chinese Idioms Containing “水”

Persistence achieves anything

Nghĩa đen: Water drops pierce stone

Advantage from close connections

Nghĩa đen: Pavilion close to water

Progress needs constant effort

Nghĩa đen: Boat moving against current

Success comes naturally

Nghĩa đen: Water comes channel forms

Clear and calm mind

Nghĩa đen: Clear mirror still water

In perfect element

Nghĩa đen: Fish finds water

Remember your roots

Nghĩa đen: Drink water think source

Absolutely flawless and thorough

Nghĩa đen: No water drop leaks

Perfect artistic understanding between friends

Nghĩa đen: High mountain flowing water

Actions cannot be undone

Nghĩa đen: Spilled water hard to recover

Fight with total commitment having no retreat

Nghĩa đen: Back to water one battle

To eagerly await someone or something

Nghĩa đen: Gazing through autumn waters

Utter defeat; scattered in disarray

Nghĩa đen: Falling flowers and flowing water

Travel through hardship; overcome obstacles

Nghĩa đen: Climb mountains, ford waters

Truth will emerge

Nghĩa đen: Water recedes, stones appear

Overcome great obstacles

Nghĩa đen: Thousand mountains, ten thousand rivers

Impenetrably crowded

Nghĩa đen: Water cannot leak through

Bustling activity

Nghĩa đen: Carriages like water, horses like dragons

Exploit chaos

Nghĩa đen: Fish in troubled waters