鸳鸯戏水

Traditional: 鴛鴦戲水

yuān yāng xì shuǐ

Dictionary entry

lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water

What does 鸳鸯戏水 mean?

鸳鸯戏水 (yuān yāng xì shuǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water

2fig. to make love

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鸳yuānmandarin duck 鸯yāngused in 鴛鴦|鸳鸯[yuan1 yang1]戏xìvariant of 戲|戏[xi4]水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group

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鸳鸯戏水

yuān yāng xì shuǐ

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