rú​yú​sì​shuǐ

in one's element

  • created reference approved 如鱼似水/如魚似水 → 如鱼得水/如魚得水 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如鱼似水 / 如魚似水 rú​yú​sì​shuǐ

    如鱼得水 / 如魚得水 rú​yú​dé​shuǐ

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 如鱼似水/如魚似水 · rú​yú​sì​shuǐ · in one's element — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如鱼似水 / 如魚似水

    rú​yú​sì​shuǐ

    in one's element

    like a fish in water; to find a person with shared interests or a highly suitable environment for one's development

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 鱼 (literal) → 鱼/魚 · yú · fish 似 (literal) → 似 · sì · to resemble 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 如鱼似水/如魚似水 · rú​yú​sì​shuǐ · harmonious relationship — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如鱼似水 / 如魚似水

    rú​yú​sì​shuǐ

    harmonious relationship

    describes the intimate and harmonious relationship between a couple or lovers

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 鱼 (literal) → 鱼/魚 · yú · fish 似 (literal) → 似 · sì · to resemble 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water

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

    created sense