似水如鱼 — “Describes a very close and inseparable relationship”
似水如鱼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a very close and inseparable relationship”. Often referring to lovers who are deeply devoted to each other. Literally, “like fish and water”.
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似水如鱼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
似水如鱼 Character Breakdown
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他们从小青梅竹马，长大后更是似水如鱼，情投意合。
They grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and as adults, they were even more like fish and water, deeply devoted to each other.
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Synonyms of 似水如鱼
More idioms starting with 似
- sì似dǒng懂fēi非dǒng懂seem to understand but not quite
- sì似shì是ér而fēi非seemingly right but actually wrong
- sì似céng曾xiāng相shí识a feeling of déjà vu
- sì似yǒu有rú如wú无to treat as if it doesn't exist
- shì似mèng梦chū初jué觉suddenly realize the truth as if waking from a dream
- sì似shuǐ水liú流nián年Time flows like water
- sì似qī漆rú如jiāo胶deeply devoted and inseparable
- shì似yù玉rú如huā花beautiful as jade and flowers
- sì似xiào笑fēi非xiào笑a faint, enigmatic, or half-smile
- sì似jiàn箭zài在xián弦poised for action
- sì似zuì醉rú如chī痴ecstatic and lost in obsession
- sì似fēi非ér而shì是seemingly wrong but actually right
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What does 似水如鱼 mean?
似水如鱼 (sì shuǐ rú yú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a very close and inseparable relationship”.
How do you pronounce 似水如鱼?
似水如鱼 is pronounced sì shuǐ rú yú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 似水如鱼 literally mean?
Literally, 似水如鱼 means “like fish and water”. It is used to mean “describes a very close and inseparable relationship”.
What is the Chinese definition of 似水如鱼?
像鱼和水一样不能离开。形容关系密切，不可分离。多指男女情人。