spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong
trad. 水落歸槽
Also written 水落歸槽【shuǐ luò guī cáo】
Characters in this word
4水
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surname Shui, Shui ethnic group
- Pinyin
- Shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 807 of 2500
落
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to leave out, to be missing, to leave behind or forget to bring, to lag or fall behind
- Pinyin
- là
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 4185 of 2500
归
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surname Gui
- Pinyin
- Guī
- Traditional
- 歸
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 3299 of 2500
槽
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trough, manger, groove, channel, (Tw) (computing) hard drive
- Pinyin
- cáo
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 11438 of 2500