"流水不腐" meaning in Chinese

See 流水不腐 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

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]
Etymology: From 《呂氏春秋·盡數》 Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|《呂氏春秋·盡數》}} 《呂氏春秋·盡數》 Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 流水不腐
  1. Flowing water is never stale Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-流水不腐-zh-phrase-NMuhnAFC
  2. (figuratively) A rolling stone gathers no moss Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-流水不腐-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-zh-phrase-xlMB7PwQ Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 12 39 50 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 22 34 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 26 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 15 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 流水不腐,戶樞不蠹/流水不腐,户枢不蠹 (hùshūbùdù), 戶樞不蠹/户枢不蠹 (hùshūbùdù), 流水不腐,戶樞不蠹/流水不腐,户枢不蠹 (liúshuǐbùfǔ, hùshūbùdù), 戶樞不蠹 (hùshūbùdù), 户枢不蠹 (hùshūbùdù)
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      "ref": " Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE",
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      "zh-pron": "liúshuǐbùfǔ"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "lau⁴ seoi² bat¹ fu⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "liúshuǐbùfǔ"
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      "zh-pron": "lióushuěibùfǔ"
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      "zh-pron": "liu²-shui³-pu⁴-fu³"
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      "zh-pron": "lyóu-shwěi-bù-fǔ"
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      "zh-pron": "lioushoeibufuu"
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      "zh-pron": "люшуйбуфу"
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