1. lit. a meteor catching up with the moon2. swift action (idiom)
flowing water does not rot
destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means
1. tears and mucus flowing profusely2. sniveling3. in a tragic state
tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically
源远流长 源遠流長 yuán yuǎn liú cháng HSK 7–9 (idiom) of long standing; with a long history; stretching back to ancient times
1. lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time2. water under the bridge
ventilation; air circulation
Ziliujing, a district of Zigong City 自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan
1. to be in a sorry state2. to be utterly defeated
1. to spread malicious gossip2. also written 飞短流长[fēi duǎn liú cháng]
1. rivers of blood (idiom)2. bloodbath
1. enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood2. blood bath
to pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions
1. to sail against the current2. (fig.) to go against the flow
Changjiang or Yangtze river basin
1. lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending2. to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
1. lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down2. people disperse home3. things return to normal
(idiom) suave; debonair; dashing
lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
1. poetic and passionate (idiom); romance2. love affair
1. lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring2. Don't forget where your happiness come from.3. Be grateful for all your blessings!
流氓无产者 流氓無產者 liú máng wú chǎn zhě lumpenproletariat (in Marxist theory)
海峡交流基金会 海峽交流基金會 hǎi xiá jiāo liú jī jīn huì 1. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF)2. abbr. to 海基会[hǎi jī huì]
肥水不流外人田 féi shuǐ bù liú wài rén tián 1. lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field2. fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)
variant of 流水账[liú shuǐ zhàng]
see 枕石漱流[zhěn shí shù liú]
see 流芳百世[liú fāng bǎi shì]
variant of 蜚短流长[fēi duǎn liú cháng]
type B influenza (abbr. for 乙型流感[yǐ xíng liú gǎn])
1. to spread2. to hand down3. to circulate
high current (e.g. electric)
1. (psychology) flow2. being "in the zone"
the spread of Japanese cultural products (anime, pop music etc) to other countries
exile (as a form of punishment)
streaming media (abbr. for 流媒体[liú méi tǐ])