水枪 (水槍)
shuǐ qiāng
Pinyin
Definition
水枪 (水槍)
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- water pistol (toy)
- water gun
- sprinkler
- water cannon
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一清如水
- 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
- 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be impartial
一点水一个泡
- 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
三个和尚没水喝
- 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
- 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
- 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
不显山不露水
- 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
Sample Sentences
韩国:每年夏天民众参加“水枪大战”,嬉戏欢笑。
South Korea: Every summer people participate in "water gun battle", playing and laughing.