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一潭死水

Mandarin · pinyin yī tán sǐ shuǐ

Meanings

  1. a pool of stagnant water
  2. stagnant or listless condition
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
潭
tán · deep pool, lake; deep, profound
死
sǐ · die; dead; death
水
shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
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1–2–3–3 · yi1 tan2 si3 shui3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 taam4 sei2 seoi2

Cantonese word readings for 一潭死水. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jat1 taam4 sei2 seoi2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) a stagnant and spiritless situation

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