1 irrigation ditch

2 (fig.) channel

3 means

1 lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)

2 fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally

1 channel

2 moat

3 irrigation canal

1 criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit

2 fig. main cause of a disaster

1 the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom)

2 (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan

1 lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)

2 fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally

1 main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit

2 fig. main cause of a disaster

1 criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit

2 fig. main cause of a disaster