"行雲流水" meaning in Chinese

See 行雲流水 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɕiŋ³⁵ yn³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /hɐŋ²¹ wɐn²¹ lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕiŋ³⁵ yn³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /hɐŋ²¹ wɐn²¹ lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: xíngyúnliúshuǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hang⁴ wan⁴ lau⁴ seoi² [Cantonese, Jyutping], xíngyúnliúshuǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], síngyúnlióushuěi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsing²-yün²-liu²-shui³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syíng-yún-lyóu-shwěi [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shyngyunlioushoei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], синъюньлюшуй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sinʺjunʹljušuj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], hàhng wàhn làuh séui [Cantonese, Yale], hang⁴ wan⁴ lau⁴ soey² [Cantonese, Pinyin], heng⁴ wen⁴ leo⁴ sêu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 行云流水
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 行雲流水
  1. (of calligraphy, writing, etc.) very smooth and natural; natural and unforced style Tags: idiomatic, usually Synonyms: 流水行雲/流水行云 (liúshuǐxíngyún), 流水行雲 (liúshuǐxíngyún), 流水行云 (liúshuǐxíngyún)
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "moving clouds and flowing water",
  "pos": "phrase",
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          "kind": "other",
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      "glosses": [
        "very smooth and natural; natural and unforced style"
      ],
      "id": "en-行雲流水-zh-phrase-WHgEeL1x",
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        [
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          "unforced"
        ],
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          "roman": "liúshuǐxíngyún",
          "word": "流水行雲/流水行云"
        },
        {
          "roman": "liúshuǐxíngyún",
          "word": "流水行雲"
        },
        {
          "roman": "liúshuǐxíngyún",
          "word": "流水行云"
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  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xíngyúnliúshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hang⁴ wan⁴ lau⁴ seoi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xíngyúnliúshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "síngyúnlióushuěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsing²-yün²-liu²-shui³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syíng-yún-lyóu-shwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shyngyunlioushoei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "синъюньлюшуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sinʺjunʹljušuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiŋ³⁵ yn³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hàhng wàhn làuh séui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hang⁴ wan⁴ lau⁴ soey²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "heng⁴ wen⁴ leo⁴ sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐŋ²¹ wɐn²¹ lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiŋ³⁵ yn³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐŋ²¹ wɐn²¹ lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "行雲流水"
}
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 水",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 流",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 行",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 雲",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xíngyúnliúshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hang⁴ wan⁴ lau⁴ seoi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xíngyúnliúshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "síngyúnlióushuěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsing²-yün²-liu²-shui³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syíng-yún-lyóu-shwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shyngyunlioushoei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "синъюньлюшуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sinʺjunʹljušuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiŋ³⁵ yn³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hàhng wàhn làuh séui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hang⁴ wan⁴ lau⁴ soey²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "heng⁴ wen⁴ leo⁴ sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐŋ²¹ wɐn²¹ lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiŋ³⁵ yn³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐŋ²¹ wɐn²¹ lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "liúshuǐxíngyún",
      "word": "流水行雲/流水行云"
    },
    {
      "roman": "liúshuǐxíngyún",
      "word": "流水行雲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "liúshuǐxíngyún",
      "word": "流水行云"
    }
  ],
  "word": "行雲流水"
}

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