無源之水 in Chinese

IPA: /u³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /u³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Chinese transliterations: wúyuánzhīshuǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄕㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wúyuánzhīshuǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wúyuánjhihshuěi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu²-yüan²-chih¹-shui³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wú-ywán-jr̄-shwěi [Mandarin, Yale], wuyuanjyshoei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], уюаньчжишуй [Mandarin, Palladius], ujuanʹčžišuj [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 无源之水 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 無源之水

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        {
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      "zh-pron": "уюаньчжишуй"
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  "word": "無源之水"
}

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      "roman": "wúgēn zhī mù, wúyuán zhī shuǐ",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "wúyuán zhī shuǐ, wúběn zhī mù",
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      "zh-pron": "wu²-yüan²-chih¹-shui³"
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      "zh-pron": "wú-ywán-jr̄-shwěi"
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      "ipa": "/u³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"無源之水" meaning in Chinese

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