created sense approved 行云流水/行雲流水 · xíngyúnliúshuǐ · floating clouds and flowing water — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
行云流水 / 行雲流水
xíngyúnliúshuǐ
floating clouds and flowing water
Clouds that drift and water that flows; naturally moving without fixed form
行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to go 云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · to flow 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water
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created sense approved 行云流水/行雲流水 · xíngyúnliúshuǐ · fleeting things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
行云流水 / 行雲流水
xíngyúnliúshuǐ
fleeting things
Describes matters of little importance or things that pass by quickly, such as worldly success or failure.
行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to go 云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · to flow 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water
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created sense approved 行云流水/行雲流水 · xíngyúnliúshuǐ · natural and flowing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
行云流水 / 行雲流水
xíngyúnliúshuǐ
natural and flowing
Describes a style of writing, calligraphy, or singing that is effortless, natural, and smooth
行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to go 云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · to flow 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition