流水不腐
liú​shuǐ​bù​fǔ

flowing water never goes bad

  • created reference approved 流水不腐 → 流水不腐，户枢不蠹/流水不腐，戶樞不蠹 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    流水不腐 liú​shuǐ​bù​fǔ

    流水不腐，户枢不蠹 / 流水不腐，戶樞不蠹 liú​shuǐ​bù​fǔ​hù​shū​bù​dù

    see

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

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  • created sense approved 流水不腐 · liú​shuǐ​bù​fǔ · flowing water never goes bad — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    流水不腐

    liú​shuǐ​bù​fǔ

    flowing water never goes bad

    flowing water does not rot; used as a metaphor to mean that constant activity or practice prevents stagnation and keeps one healthy or sharp

    流水 (literal) → 流水 · liú​shuǐ · running water 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 腐 (literal) → 腐 · fǔ · rotten

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

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