两 手 不 沾 阳 春 水

liǎng shǒu bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐdictionary entry

see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ]

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

兩手不沾陽春水 两手不沾阳春水 [liang3 shou3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3] /see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[shi2 zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3]/

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两
liǎng
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jīn] (old)
手
shǒu
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
沾
zhān
to moisten / to be infected by / to receive benefit or advantage through a contact / to touch
阳
yáng
positive (electric.) / sun / male principle (Taoism) / Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yīn]
春
chūn
spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life
Chūn
surname Chun
水
shuǐ
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment
Shuǐ
surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

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