鸳鸯戏水 yuānyāngxìshuǐ mandarin ducks playing in the water Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents yuānyāngxìshuǐ mandarin ducks playing in the water 鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuānyāng mandarin duck (bird species of China) mandarin duck; a species of bird where the male has colorful feathers and the female is plain brown, known for appearing in pairs戏水 戲水 xìshuǐ to play in water to play in or with water; to frolic in the wateryuānyāngxìshuǐ to make love 鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuānyāng affectionate couple an affectionate couple or happily married couple, based on the image of mandarin ducks always being in pairs戏水 戲水 xìshuǐ to play in water to play in or with water; to frolic in the water