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水楔不通 — “Water cannot pass through”

水楔不通 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “So crowded or surrounded that not even a drop of water could get through; impenetrably packed”. Literally, “Water cannot pass through”.

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水楔不通 Pronunciation and Pinyin

水楔不通 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice
楔
xiē13a wedge or block
不
bù4not
通
tōng11pass through, communicate, understand

Example Sentence with 水楔不通

演唱会现场人山人海,出口处更是水楔不通,观众们有序地等待离场。
The concert venue was packed with people, and the exit was so crowded that not even a drop of water could get through; the audience waited in an orderly fashion to leave.

Idioms Related to 水楔不通

Synonyms of 水楔不通

  • shuǐ水xiè泄bù不tòu透impenetrable
  • shuǐ水xiè泄bù不tōng通impassably crowded or surrounded

More idioms starting with 水

  • shuǐ水zhōng中zhuō捉yuè月chase an illusion
  • shuǐ水zhōng中lāo捞yuè月make futile efforts
  • shuǐ水zhōng中zhuó著yán盐blend in perfectly without a trace
  • shuǐ水rǔ乳zhī之qì契inseparable and harmonious relationship
  • shuǐ水rǔ乳jiāo交róng融blend perfectly together
  • shuǐ水pèi佩fēng风shang裳adorned with water and wind
  • shuǐ水guāng光shān山sè色picturesque natural landscapes
  • shuǐ水guāng光jiē接tiān天shimmering water merges with sky
  • shuǐ水jìng净é鹅fēi飞lose everything, utterly destitute
  • shuǐ水zé则zài载zhōu舟,,shuǐ水zé则fù覆zhōu舟What sustains can also destroy
  • shuǐ水dào到qú渠chéng成When conditions are ripe, success will follow
  • shuǐ水dào到yú鱼xíng行When conditions are ripe, success follows naturally

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What does 水楔不通 mean?

水楔不通 (shuǐ xiē bù tōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “So crowded or surrounded that not even a drop of water could get through; impenetrably packed”.

How do you pronounce 水楔不通?

水楔不通 is pronounced shuǐ xiē bù tōng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 水楔不通 literally mean?

Literally, 水楔不通 means “Water cannot pass through”. It is used to mean “So crowded or surrounded that not even a drop of water could get through; impenetrably packed”.

What is the Chinese definition of 水楔不通?

形容拥挤或包围的非常严密。同“水泄不通”。

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