yǐ​shí​tóu​shuǐ

to get along well

  • created reference approved 以石投水 → 以水投石 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以石投水 yǐ​shí​tóu​shuǐ

    以水投石 yǐ​shuǐ​tóu​shí

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 以石投水 · yǐ​shí​tóu​shuǐ · to get along well — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以石投水

    yǐ​shí​tóu​shuǐ

    to get along well

    To be in complete agreement or harmony; to hit it off; to be perfectly compatible with each other like a stone thrown into water

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone 投水 (literal) → 投水 · tóu​shuǐ · to throw objects into water

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 以石投水 · yǐ​shí​tóu​shuǐ · to test the water — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以石投水

    yǐ​shí​tóu​shuǐ

    to test the water

    To test the water or check the reaction of others before taking action.

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone 投水 (literal) → 投水 · tóu​shuǐ · to throw objects into water

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 以石投水 · yǐ​shí​tóu​shuǐ · to be natural — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以石投水

    yǐ​shí​tóu​shuǐ

    to be natural

    To describe a person of high character or talent whose actions and words naturally align with the Way (Tao) like a stone sinking effortlessly into water

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone 投水 (literal) → 投水 · tóu​shuǐ · to throw objects into water

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense