鸳鸯戏水
yuān​yāng​xì​shuǐ

mandarin ducks playing in the water

  • created sense approved 鸳鸯戏水/鴛鴦戲水 · yuān​yāng​xì​shuǐ · mandarin ducks playing in the water — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸳鸯戏水 / 鴛鴦戲水

    yuān​yāng​xì​shuǐ

    mandarin ducks playing in the water

    a common motif in traditional Chinese paintings symbolizing a loving couple

    鸳鸯 (literal) → 鸳鸯/鴛鴦 · yuān​yāng · mandarin duck 戏水 (literal) → 戏水/戲水 · xì​shuǐ · to play in water

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 鸳鸯戏水/鴛鴦戲水 · yuān​yāng​xì​shuǐ · to make love — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸳鸯戏水 / 鴛鴦戲水

    yuān​yāng​xì​shuǐ

    to make love

    a figurative expression for sexual intercourse between a couple

    鸳鸯 (literal) → 鸳鸯/鴛鴦 · yuān​yāng · affectionate couple 戏水 (literal) → 戏水/戲水 · xì​shuǐ · to play in water

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

    created sense