山清水秀
shān qīng shuǐ xiù
Pinyin
Definition
山清水秀
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- lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
- fig. enchanting scenery
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一山不容二虎
- 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
- 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
- 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一枝独秀
- 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
- 3 outstanding
一清二楚
- 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
一清二白
- 1 perfectly clean
- 2 blameless
- 3 unimpeachable (idiom)
一清如水
- 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible