一潭死水

yī tán sǐ shuǐ

Dictionary entry

a pool of stagnant water

What does 一潭死水 mean?

一潭死水 (yī tán sǐ shuǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a pool of stagnant water

2stagnant or listless condition

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一yīone · single 潭Tánsurname Tan 死sǐto die · impassable 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group

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一潭死水

yī tán sǐ shuǐ

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