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1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2 many twists and turns to a story
3 one thing after another

一清如水

yī qīng rú shuǐ

1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible

一碗水端平

yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng

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

一点水一个泡

yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào

1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)

三个和尚没水喝

sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē

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.)

Sample Sentences

圣人是不会受到外物牵绊，而且能够随着世俗的改变自我调整的。既然世人都混浊了，您为什么不干脆也一起用水底的烂泥来弄脏水波呢？

shèngrén shì bùhuì shòudào wàiwù qiānbàn ，érqiě nénggòu suízhe shìsú de gǎibiàn zìwǒ tiáozhěng de 。jìrán shìrén dōu hùnzhuó le ，nín wèishénme bù gāncuì yě yīqǐ yòng shuǐdǐ de lànní lái nòng zāng shuǐbō ne ？

Saints are not affected by external forces and they can adjust themselves to societal changes. Since all men have been dirtied, why don't you also just use the mud at the bottom of the river to dirty the river water.

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