撒水拿鱼 — “To achieve something with great ease and little effort”
撒水拿鱼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve something with great ease and little effort”. To be a piece of cake. Literally, “Drain water to catch fish”.
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撒水拿鱼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
撒水拿鱼 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 撒水拿鱼
这次的项目对于他来说简直是撒水拿鱼，他很快就处理好了。
For him, this project was like draining water to catch fish; he handled it very quickly.
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What does 撒水拿鱼 mean?
撒水拿鱼 (sā shuǐ ná yú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve something with great ease and little effort”.
How do you pronounce 撒水拿鱼?
撒水拿鱼 is pronounced sā shuǐ ná yú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 撒水拿鱼 literally mean?
Literally, 撒水拿鱼 means “Drain water to catch fish”. It is used to mean “to achieve something with great ease and little effort”.
What is the Chinese definition of 撒水拿鱼?
抽干水捉鱼。比喻事情容易做，不费气力。