shùn​shuǐ​rén​qíng

favor at little cost

  • created sense approved 顺水人情/順水人情 · shùn​shuǐ​rén​qíng · favor at little cost — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顺水人情 / 順水人情

    shùn​shuǐ​rén​qíng

    favor at little cost

    to do someone a favor without any extra effort, or to help someone by taking advantage of a situation that already exists; literally "a favor following the current of the water"

    顺水 (literal) → 顺水/順水 · shùn​shuǐ · downstream 人情 (literal) → 人情 · rén​qíng · favor

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    created sense