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水到渠成

Mandarin · pinyin shuǐ dào qú chéng

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3–4–2–2 · shui3 dao4 qu2 cheng2

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seoi2 dou3 keoi4 sing4

Cantonese word readings for 水到渠成. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

seoi2 dou3 keoi4 sing4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to achieve something without effort; effortless; something which comes naturally