Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    literally as clear as water

    yī
    一
    qīng
    清
    rú
    如
    shuǐ
    水
    一清如水
    yī qīng rú shuǐ

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally as clear as water
    • fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    清
    qīng
    Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911) / clear / distinct / quiet / just and honest / pure / to settle or clear up / to clean up or purge / surname Qing
    如
    rú
    as / as if / such as
    水
    shuǐ
    water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes / surname Shui
    Data is based on CC-CEDICT. See the full data in action here MDBG Chinese-English dictionary.

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