shuǐ​guò​dì​pí​shī

superficial effort

  • created reference approved 水过地皮湿/水過地皮溼 → 蜻蜓点水/蜻蜓點水 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    水过地皮湿 / 水過地皮溼 shuǐ​guò​dì​pí​shī

    蜻蜓点水 / 蜻蜓點水 qīng​tíng​diǎn​shuǐ

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 水过地皮湿/水過地皮溼 · shuǐ​guò​dì​pí​shī · superficial effort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    水过地皮湿 / 水過地皮溼

    shuǐ​guò​dì​pí​shī

    superficial effort

    (idiom) to work in a shallow or superficial way; to only do enough to get by on the surface without any depth or real impact

    水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 地皮 (literal) → 地皮 · dì​pí · ground surface 湿 (literal) → 湿/濕 · shī · wet

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 水过地皮湿/水過地皮溼 · shuǐ​guò​dì​pí​shī · spreading the wealth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    水过地皮湿 / 水過地皮溼

    shuǐ​guò​dì​pí​shī

    spreading the wealth

    (idiom) to mean that anyone involved in a deal or project gets a share of the profit or benefit; a small share of the spoils for everyone

    水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 地皮 (literal) → 地皮 · dì​pí · ground surface 湿 (literal) → 湿/濕 · shī · wet

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

    created sense