yī​tán​sǐ​shuǐ

stagnant water

一潭死水 yī​tán​sǐ​shuǐ
stagnant water
a pool of water that does not flow and often becomes foul or lifeless
stagnation idiom
a listless condition or a situation lacking in vitality, progress, and change

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.030 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.358 per million

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