"流水不腐,戶樞不蠹" meaning in All languages combined

See 流水不腐,戶樞不蠹 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²² wuː²² syː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/, /lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²² wuː²² syː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: liúshuǐbùfǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], hùshūbùdù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lau⁴ seoi² bat¹ fu⁶, wu⁶ syu¹ bat¹ dou³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], liúshuǐbùfǔ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], hùshūbùdù [Phonetic:liúshuǐbùfǔ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], hùshūbúdù] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], lióushuěibùfǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hùshubùdù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], liu²-shui³-pu⁴-fu³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hu⁴-shu¹-pu⁴-tu⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lyóu-shwěi-bù-fǔ- [Mandarin, Yale], hù-shū-bù-dù [Mandarin, Yale], lioushoeibufuu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], huhshubuduh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], люшуйбуфу [Mandarin, Palladius], хушубуду [Mandarin, Palladius], ljušujbufu [Mandarin, Palladius], xušubudu [Mandarin, Palladius], làuh séui bāt fuh, wuh syū bāt dou [Cantonese, Yale], lau⁴ soey² bat⁷ fu⁶, wu⁶ sy¹ bat⁷ dou³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], leo⁴ sêu² bed¹ fu⁶, wu⁶ xu¹ bed¹ dou³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 流水不腐,户枢不蠹
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 流水不腐,戶樞不蠹
  1. Flowing water is never stale and a moving door hinge never gets rusty Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-流水不腐,戶樞不蠹-zh-phrase-5uG58klY Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 53 21 27 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 55 19 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 11 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 8 29
  2. (figuratively) A rolling stone gathers no moss Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-流水不腐,戶樞不蠹-zh-phrase-cJ6v8zlH
  3. (figuratively) Things in frequent use are not easily eroded, and can remain energetic. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-流水不腐,戶樞不蠹-zh-phrase-xlMB7PwQ
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      "glosses": [
        "Flowing water is never stale and a moving door hinge never gets rusty"
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          "stale",
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          "door",
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          "hinge",
          "hinge"
        ],
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          "rusty",
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          "rolling",
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          "gathers",
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        "(figuratively) A rolling stone gathers no moss"
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          "use",
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          "eroded"
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          "remain",
          "remain"
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          "energetic",
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        "(figuratively) Things in frequent use are not easily eroded, and can remain energetic."
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liúshuǐbùfǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hùshūbùdù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lau⁴ seoi² bat¹ fu⁶, wu⁶ syu¹ bat¹ dou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liúshuǐbùfǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hùshūbùdù [Phonetic:liúshuǐbùfǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hùshūbúdù]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lióushuěibùfǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hùshubùdù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liu²-shui³-pu⁴-fu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hu⁴-shu¹-pu⁴-tu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lyóu-shwěi-bù-fǔ-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hù-shū-bù-dù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lioushoeibufuu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huhshubuduh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "люшуйбуфу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хушубуду"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ljušujbufu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xušubudu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "làuh séui bāt fuh, wuh syū bāt dou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lau⁴ soey² bat⁷ fu⁶, wu⁶ sy¹ bat⁷ dou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "leo⁴ sêu² bed¹ fu⁶, wu⁶ xu¹ bed¹ dou³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²² wuː²² syː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²² wuː²² syː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³/"
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      "zh-pron": "liúshuǐbùfǔ"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hùshūbùdù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lau⁴ seoi² bat¹ fu⁶, wu⁶ syu¹ bat¹ dou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liúshuǐbùfǔ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hùshūbùdù [Phonetic:liúshuǐbùfǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hùshūbúdù]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lióushuěibùfǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hùshubùdù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liu²-shui³-pu⁴-fu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hu⁴-shu¹-pu⁴-tu⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lyóu-shwěi-bù-fǔ-"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hù-shū-bù-dù"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "lioushoeibufuu"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "huhshubuduh"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "люшуйбуфу"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хушубуду"
    },
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "ljušujbufu"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xušubudu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "làuh séui bāt fuh, wuh syū bāt dou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lau⁴ soey² bat⁷ fu⁶, wu⁶ sy¹ bat⁷ dou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²² wuː²² syː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³/",
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      "ipa": "/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²² wuː²² syː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³/"
    }
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  "word": "流水不腐,戶樞不蠹"
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