挹彼注兹 yìbǐzhùzī to take from one to fill another Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 挹 yì to scoop up (literary; bound form) to scoop up or ladle out liquids彼 bǐ verb that that; those; the other; often used in contrast with 此 cǐ meaning "this"注 zhù verb to pour (bound form) to pour liquid into; to inject兹 茲 zī this (literary) this; here; this place