lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom); fig. constant activity prevents decay
trad. 流水不腐，戶樞不蠹
Also written 流水不腐，戶樞不蠹【liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù】
Characters in this word
7流
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to flow, to disseminate, to circulate or spread, to move or drift, to degenerate, to banish or send into exile, stream of water or sth resembling one, class, rate or grade
- Pinyin
- liú
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 5508 of 2500
水
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surname Shui, Shui ethnic group
- Pinyin
- Shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 807 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
腐
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decay, rotten
- Pinyin
- fǔ
- Strokes
- 14
户
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a household, door, family
- Pinyin
- hù
- Traditional
- 戶
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 30857 of 2500
枢
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(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)
- Pinyin
- shū
- Traditional
- 樞
- Strokes
- 8
蠹
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insect that eats into books, clothing etc, moth-eaten, worm-eaten
- Pinyin
- dù
- Strokes
- 24