細水長流 in Chinese

IPA: /ɕi⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sɐi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ lɐu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/, /sɐi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ lɐu̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: xìshuǐchángliú [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sai³ seoi² coeng⁴ lau⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], xìshuǐchángliú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sìshuěichánglióu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsi⁴-shui³-chʻang²-liu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syì-shwěi-cháng-lyóu [Mandarin, Yale], shihshoeicharngliou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сишуйчанлю [Mandarin, Palladius], sišujčanlju [Mandarin, Palladius], sai séui chèuhng làuh [Cantonese, Yale], sai³ soey² tsoeng⁴ lau⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sei³ sêu² cêng⁴ leo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 細水長流

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      "glosses": [
        "to economize to avoid running short"
      ],
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          "economize",
          "economize"
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          "avoid"
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          "english": "No one on earth can stop one from liking to work steadily little by little",
          "ref": "世上沒人能阻擋細水愛長流 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]",
          "text": "世上没人能阻挡细水爱长流 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]\nFrom: 2022, 林家謙 [Terence Lam], lyrics by 林夕 [Albert Leung], 《某種老朋友》 [Regression]\nsai³ soeng⁶ mut⁶ jan⁴ nang⁴ zo² dong² sai³ seoi² oi³ coeng⁴ lau⁴ [Jyutping]",
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        "to work steadily at something little by little"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ"
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      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "sai³ soey² tsoeng⁴ lau⁴"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/sɐi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ lɐu̯²¹/"
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  "word": "細水長流"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "syì-shwěi-cháng-lyóu"
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      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "sai³ soey² tsoeng⁴ lau⁴"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "sei³ sêu² cêng⁴ leo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ lɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/sɐi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ lɐu̯²¹/"
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"細水長流" meaning in Chinese

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