dǎ​shuǐ​piāo

to skip stones

  • created reference approved 打水漂 → 泡汤/泡湯 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打水漂 dǎ​shuǐ​piāo

    泡汤 / 泡湯 pào​tāng

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 打水漂 · dǎ​shuǐ​piāo · to skip stones — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打水漂

    dǎ​shuǐ​piāo

    to skip stones

    A game where flat stones or tiles are thrown at the water so that they bounce across the surface.

    打, 水漂

    打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 漂 (literal) → 漂 · piāo · to float

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 打水漂 · dǎ​shuǐ​piāo · to go to waste — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打水漂

    dǎ​shuǐ​piāo

    to go to waste

    (colloquial) To lose money or resources entirely without getting any return; to squander or lose one's investment.

    打, 水漂

    打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 漂 (literal) → 漂 · piāo · to float

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

    created sense