"如魚得水" meaning in Chinese

See 如魚得水 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʐu³⁵ y³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jyː²¹ jyː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʐu³⁵ y³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jyː²¹ jyː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: rúyúdéshuǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jyu⁴ jyu⁴ dak¹ seoi² [Cantonese, Jyutping], rúyúdéshuǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], rúyúdéshuěi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ju²-yü²-tê²-shui³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], rú-yú-dé-shwěi [Mandarin, Yale], ruyudershoei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], жуюйдэшуй [Mandarin, Palladius], žujujdɛšuj [Mandarin, Palladius], yùh yùh dāk séui [Cantonese, Yale], jy⁴ jy⁴ dak⁷ soey² [Cantonese, Pinyin], yu⁴ yu⁴ deg¹ sêu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 如鱼得水
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 如魚得水
  1. to find oneself in a suitable environment where one can perform well, or to meet people who share common ideas or interests Tags: idiomatic
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        "to find oneself in a suitable environment where one can perform well, or to meet people who share common ideas or interests"
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          "suitable",
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          "environment",
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          "perform",
          "perform"
        ],
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          "share",
          "share"
        ],
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          "common",
          "common"
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        [
          "idea",
          "idea"
        ],
        [
          "interest",
          "interest"
        ]
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "rúyúdéshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "jyu⁴ jyu⁴ dak¹ seoi²"
    },
    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rúyúdéshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rúyúdéshuěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju²-yü²-tê²-shui³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rú-yú-dé-shwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ruyudershoei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "жуюйдэшуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "žujujdɛšuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐu³⁵ y³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùh yùh dāk séui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jy⁴ jy⁴ dak⁷ soey²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yu⁴ yu⁴ deg¹ sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyː²¹ jyː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐu³⁵ y³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyː²¹ jyː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "如魚得水"
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      ],
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          "suitable",
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          "environment",
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        [
          "perform",
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          "share",
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          "common",
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          "idea",
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          "interest",
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      "zh-pron": "rúyúdéshuǐ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyu⁴ jyu⁴ dak¹ seoi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rúyúdéshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rúyúdéshuěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju²-yü²-tê²-shui³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rú-yú-dé-shwěi"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ruyudershoei"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "жуюйдэшуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "žujujdɛšuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐu³⁵ y³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùh yùh dāk séui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jy⁴ jy⁴ dak⁷ soey²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yu⁴ yu⁴ deg¹ sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyː²¹ jyː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐu³⁵ y³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyː²¹ jyː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
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