流水不腐 in All languages combined

IPA: /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²²/ Chinese transliterations: liúshuǐbùfǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lau⁴ seoi² bat¹ fu⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], liúshuǐbùfǔ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], lióushuěibùfǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], liu²-shui³-pu⁴-fu³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lyóu-shwěi-bù-fǔ [Mandarin, Yale], lioushoeibufuu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], люшуйбуфу [Mandarin, Palladius], ljušujbufu [Mandarin, Palladius], làuh séui bāt fuh [Cantonese, Yale], lau⁴ soey² bat⁷ fu⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], leo⁴ sêu² bed¹ fu⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From 《呂氏春秋·盡數》: 流水不腐，戶樞不蠹，動也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]流水不腐，户枢不蠹，动也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE Liúshuǐ bùfǔ, hùshū bùdù, dòng yě. [Pinyin] That running water does not rot, and a door hinge does not suffer from worms, is because of movement. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|《呂氏春秋·盡數》}} 《呂氏春秋·盡數》, {{zh-x|流水.不腐，戶樞.不蠹，動也。|That running water does not rot, and a door hinge does not suffer from worms, is because of movement.|collapsed=yes|ref=Lvshi Chunqiu}} 流水不腐，戶樞不蠹，動也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]流水不腐，户枢不蠹，动也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE Liúshuǐ bùfǔ, hùshū bùdù, dòng yě. [Pinyin] That running water does not rot, and a door hinge does not suffer from worms, is because of movement. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 流水不腐

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"流水不腐" meaning in All languages combined

Phrase [Chinese]