一碗水端平 yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. fig. to be impartial

CHARACTERS

一 yī one; a, an; alone
碗 wǎn bowl, small dish
水 shuǐ water, liquid, lotion, juice
端 duān end, extreme; head; beginning
平 píng flat, level, even; peaceful