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水泄不透 — “Impenetrable”

水泄不透 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Impenetrable”. So tightly packed or sealed that not even a drop of water could get through; absolutely watertight or airtight. Literally, “Water cannot leak through”.

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水泄不透 Pronunciation and Pinyin

水泄不透 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice
泄
xiè8leak, vent, or discharge
不
bù4not
透
tòu10penetrate, thorough, reveal

Example Sentence with 水泄不透

演唱会现场人山人海,挤得水泄不透,大家的热情点燃了整个夜晚。
The concert venue was packed with people, so crowded that not even a drop of water could have trickled through, and everyone's enthusiasm lit up the entire night.

Idioms Related to 水泄不透

Synonyms of 水泄不透

  • shuǐ水xiē楔bù不tōng通impenetrably packed
  • 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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Questions about 水泄不透

What does 水泄不透 mean?

水泄不透 (shuǐ xiè bù tòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Impenetrable”.

How do you pronounce 水泄不透?

水泄不透 is pronounced shuǐ xiè bù tòu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 水泄不透 literally mean?

Literally, 水泄不透 means “Water cannot leak through”. It is used to mean “Impenetrable”.

What is the Chinese definition of 水泄不透?

形容拥挤或包围的非常严密。同“水泄不通”。

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