There are 7 total results for your 点水 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
点水 see styles |
tensui てんすい |
water jug; pitcher; (given name) Tensui |
點水 点水 see styles |
diǎn shuǐ dian3 shui3 tien shui |
to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep See: 点水 |
三點水 三点水 see styles |
sān diǎn shuǐ san1 dian3 shui3 san tien shui |
name of "water" radical 氵[shui3] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85) |
兩點水 两点水 see styles |
liǎng diǎn shuǐ liang3 dian3 shui3 liang tien shui |
name of "ice" radical 冫[bing1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15) |
蜻蜓點水 蜻蜓点水 see styles |
qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ qing1 ting2 dian3 shui3 ch`ing t`ing tien shui ching ting tien shui |
lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly; superficial contact (idiom) |
點水不漏 点水不漏 see styles |
diǎn shuǐ bù lòu dian3 shui3 bu4 lou4 tien shui pu lou |
not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous; watertight |
一點水一個泡 一点水一个泡 see styles |
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào yi1 dian3 shui3 yi1 ge4 pao4 i tien shui i ko p`ao i tien shui i ko pao |
honest and trustworthy (idiom) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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