无源之水，无本之木

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 无源之水，无本之木 – see 無源之水，無本之木 (“water without a source, a tree without roots; baseless”). (This term is the simplified form of 無源之水，無本之木).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.