created reference approved 以石投水 → 以水投石 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
以石投水 yǐshítóushuǐ
以水投石 yǐshuǐtóushí
antonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 以石投水 · yǐshítóushuǐ · to get along well — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
以石投水
yǐshítóushuǐ
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 · tóushuǐ · to throw objects into water
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 以石投水 · yǐshítóushuǐ · to test the water — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
以石投水
yǐshítóushuǐ
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 · tóushuǐ · to throw objects into water
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 以石投水 · yǐshítóushuǐ · to be natural — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
以石投水
yǐshítóushuǐ
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 · tóushuǐ · to throw objects into water
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition