Word information
Simplified盂方水方
Traditional盂方水方
Pinyinyú fāng shuǐ fāng
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Chinese word dictionary
盂方水方
yú fāng shuǐ fāng · If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square. (idiom)
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surname Shui; water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment
水果shuǐguǒfruit; CL:個|个[ge4]
北方běifāngnorth; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
地方dìfangplace; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4]
东方dōngfāngeast; the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang
方便fāngbiànconvenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself