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一碗水端平 — “To treat everyone fairly and without bias”

一碗水端平 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat everyone fairly and without bias”. To be impartial; to hold the scales level. Literally, “A bowl of water held level”.

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一碗水端平 Pronunciation and Pinyin

一碗水端平 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
碗
wǎn13a bowl
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice
端
duān14upright, proper, or end
平
píng5flat, level, equal, calm

Example Sentence with 一碗水端平

作为一名管理者,他始终坚持一碗水端平,从不偏袒任何员工
As a manager, he always insists on treating everyone fairly and never favors any employee.

Idioms Related to 一碗水端平

Synonyms of 一碗水端平

  • bù不piān偏bù不yǐ倚impartial and even-handed

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

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What does 一碗水端平 mean?

一碗水端平 (yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat everyone fairly and without bias”.

How do you pronounce 一碗水端平?

一碗水端平 is pronounced yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 一碗水端平 literally mean?

Literally, 一碗水端平 means “a bowl of water held level”. It is used to mean “to treat everyone fairly and without bias”.

What is the Chinese definition of 一碗水端平?

比喻处理事情公正,不偏袒任何一方。

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