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水泄不通 — “So crowded or tightly surrounded as to be impassable”

水泄不通 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “So crowded or tightly surrounded as to be impassable”. Packed to capacity. Literally, “water cannot leak through”.

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水泄不通 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 水shuǐ
  • 泄xiè
  • 不bù
  • 通tōng

水泄不通 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice
泄
xiè8leak, vent, or discharge
不
bù4not
通
tōng11pass through, communicate, understand

Example Sentence with 水泄不通

节假日期间,热门景点常常人山人海,水泄不通。
During holiday periods, popular tourist attractions are often swarming with people and packed to capacity, becoming impassable.

Idioms Related to 水泄不通

Synonyms of 水泄不通

  • rén人shān山rén人hǎi海a huge crowd of people
  • fēng风yǔ雨bù不tòu透impenetrable to wind and rain

Antonyms of 水泄不通

  • sì四tōng通bā八dá达accessible in all directions
  • chàng畅tōng通wú无zǔ阻smooth and unhindered flow

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

Questions about 水泄不通

What does 水泄不通 mean?
水泄不通 (shuǐ xiè bù tōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “So crowded or tightly surrounded as to be impassable”.
How do you pronounce 水泄不通?
水泄不通 is pronounced shuǐ xiè bù tōng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 水泄不通 literally mean?
Literally, 水泄不通 means “water cannot leak through”. It is used to mean “So crowded or tightly surrounded as to be impassable”.
What is the Chinese definition of 水泄不通?
汇:排泄。象是连水也流不出去。形容拥挤或包围的非常严密。
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