流水不腐

liú shuǐ bù fǔ

Dictionary entry

flowing water does not rot

What does 流水不腐 mean?

流水不腐 (liú shuǐ bù fǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1flowing water does not rot

Character breakdown

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流liúto flow · to disseminate 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-腐fǔdecay · rotten

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流水不腐

liú shuǐ bù fǔ

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