吃
水
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ǐ
Definitions
1. drinking water
2. to obtain water (for daily needs)
3. to absorb water
4. draft (of ship)
Components
吃
chī
–
to eat
水
Shuǐ
–
surname Shui
Related Words
吃水不忘挖井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén
–
see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2]
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
–
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
靠山吃山，靠水吃水
kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ
–
lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)