如魚得水
Chinese
| as (if); such as | fish | get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to |
water; river | ||
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| trad. (如魚得水) | 如 | 魚 | 得 | 水 | |
| simp. (如鱼得水) | 如 | 鱼 | 得 | 水 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): rúyúdéshuǐ
- (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu4 jyu4 dak1 seoi2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lû-hî-tek-súi / lû-hî-tek-chúi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: rúyúdéshuǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rúyúdéshuěi
- Wade–Giles: ju2-yü2-tê2-shui3
- Yale: rú-yú-dé-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruyudershoei
- Palladius: жуюйдэшуй (žujujdɛšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu³⁵ y³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu4 jyu4 dak1 seoi2
- Yale: yùh yùh dāk séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy4 jy4 dak7 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: yu4 yu4 deg1 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː²¹ jyː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lû-hî-tek-súi
- Tâi-lô: lû-hî-tik-suí
- Phofsit Daibuun: lu'hi'deksuie
- IPA (Xiamen): /lu²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lû-hî-tek-chúi
- Tâi-lô: lû-hî-tik-tsuí
- Phofsit Daibuun: lu'hi'dekzuie
- IPA (Xiamen): /lu²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Idiom
如魚得水