一潭死水
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Chinese[edit]
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
deep; deep pool; pit | to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
water; river | ||
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trad. (一潭死水) | 一 | 潭 | 死 | 水 | |
simp. #(一潭死水) | 一 | 潭 | 死 | 水 | |
Literally: “a pool of stagnant water”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
一潭死水
- a stagnant and spiritless situation