付诸流水 fùzhūliúshuǐ to go down the drain Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 付诸 付諸 fùzhū verb to put into to put into effect; to implement; to apply to (e.g., practice, action; contraction of 之 zhī and 于 yú)流水 liúshuǐ verb running water flowing or running water