铜壶滴漏 — “Copper pot dripping leak”
铜壶滴漏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a copper clepsydra (water clock) used to mark the slow and steady passage of time”. Literally, “copper pot dripping leak”.
铜壶滴漏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
铜壶滴漏 Character Breakdown
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What does 铜壶滴漏 mean?
铜壶滴漏 (tóng hú dī lòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a copper clepsydra (water clock) used to mark the slow and steady passage of time”.
How do you pronounce 铜壶滴漏?
铜壶滴漏 is pronounced tóng hú dī lòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 铜壶滴漏 literally mean?
Literally, 铜壶滴漏 means “copper pot dripping leak”. It is used to mean “a copper clepsydra (water clock) used to mark the slow and steady passage of time”.
What is the Chinese definition of 铜壶滴漏?
铜壶：古代计时的漏器。用铜壶盛水滴漏来计时刻。