水米无交
shuǐ​mǐ​wú​jiāo

to have no dealings

  • created sense approved 水米无交/水米無交 · shuǐ​mǐ​wú​jiāo · to have no dealings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    水米无交 / 水米無交

    shuǐ​mǐ​wú​jiāo

    to have no dealings

    To have no contact or relationship whatsoever with someone; not even sharing a drop of water or a grain of rice

    水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 米 (literal) → 米 · mǐ · rice 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 交 (literal) → 交 · jiāo · friendship

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 水米无交/水米無交 · shuǐ​mǐ​wú​jiāo · to be honest and upright — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    水米无交 / 水米無交

    shuǐ​mǐ​wú​jiāo

    to be honest and upright

    (Of an official) to refuse to accept even the smallest gifts or favors from the people

    水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 米 (literal) → 米 · mǐ · rice 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 交 (literal) → 交 · jiāo · friendship

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

    created sense