you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
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see 人往高處走，水往低處流|人往高处走，水往低处流[]
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom) / one should constantly strive to make progress
fleeting years (idiom)
mountains on one side and water on the other
to build or repair water conservancy infrastructure (e.g. canals, reservoirs etc)
to pour out one's grievances
slime (toy)
(zoology) Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis)
to store water
standpipe (firefighting water storage system for a building)
water-storage tank
advanced level
see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[]
name of the "ice" radical 冫[] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom) / different situations call for different action / to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom) / different situations call for different action / to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
reclaimed water / recycled water
iced water
cooling water (in a reactor)
chiller
(loanword) varnish
to discharge water / to appear out of the water / to break the surface
water outlet / drainage outlet
as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom) / surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
dividing range / drainage divide / (fig.) dividing line / watershed
watershed
skin toner
remittance fee
(saying) (usu. of a woman) to have no need to do household chores (washing clothes etc) / to lead a pampered life
(coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited / superficial / half-baked / sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth) / dabbler
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom) / fig. empty vessels make the most noise / one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
raw water / unpurified water
nail polish remover (Tw)
(chemistry) deionized water
to turn traitor / to defect
dispute / spat / shouting match
talkative person (Cantonese)
war of words
bubblegum pop song / cover song
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27