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显山露水
xiǎn shān lù shuǐ
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to reveal one's talent (idiom)
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丽水
lí shuǐ
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Lishui prefecture-level city in Zhejiang;
Yeosu city in South Jeolla province, Korea, the site of World Expo 2012
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地表水
dì biǎo shuǐ
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surface water
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排水量
pái shuǐ liàng
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displacement
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捞油水
lāo yóu shuǐ
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(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
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暖水瓶
nuǎn shuǐ píng
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thermos flask or bottle
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水圈
shuǐ quān
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the earth's ocean;
the hydrosphere (geology)
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水垢
shuǐ gòu
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limescale
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水彩画
shuǐ cǎi huà
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watercolor;
aquarelle
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水果刀
shuǐ guǒ dāo
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paring knife;
fruit knife;
CL:把[ba3]
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水牛儿
shuǐ niú r
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(dialect) snail
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水珠
shuǐ zhū
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droplet;
dewdrop
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水产
shuǐ chǎn
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aquatic;
produced in sea, rivers or lakes
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水磨石
shuǐ mó shí
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terrazzo
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混水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
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to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain;
also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
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汤力水
tāng lì shuǐ
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tonic water
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滚水
gǔn shuǐ
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boiling water
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泼水节
pō shuǐ jié
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Songkran (Thai New Year)
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潭水
tán shuǐ
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deep water
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腹水
fù shuǐ
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ascites;
ascitic fluid;
hydroperitoneum (medicine)
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万水千山
wàn shuǐ qiān shān
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ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey;
a long and difficult road
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蓄水
xù shuǐ
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water storage
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车水马龙
chē shuǐ mǎ lóng
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endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom);
heavy traffic
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饮水器
yǐn shuǐ qì
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water dispenser
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饮水思源
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán
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lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring;
Don't forget where your happiness come from.;
Be grateful for all your blessings!
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