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Drinking the water of a well: One should never forget who dug it

 chī shuǐ bú wàng jué jǐng rén
Drinking the water of a well: One should never forget who dug it Scroll

This proverb suggests that one should always be grateful to those who helped one succeed.

And remember your ancestors and those that came before you whose sacrifices made your present life better.

Some Chinese will separate the intended meaning from this proverb and translate this as “Don't forget the people who once helped you.” In Modern China, this idiom is virtually never used to refer to an actual well.

Note: This can be pronounced in Korean but it's not a commonly used phrase.

Not Only Can Water Float A Boat, It Can Sink It Also

 shuǐ néng zài zhōu yì néng fù zhōu
Not Only Can Water Float A Boat, It Can Sink It Also Scroll

Many things have opposite properties. The water you drink can also drown you. Pork may nourish you and keep you alive but under-cook it and it could kill you. Potassium nitrate is often used as a fertilizer to grow the food that sustains us but it's also been used as an explosive to topple buildings and destroy us.

This concept is easily associated with “yin yang” where an element has two opposite properties that are as different as night and day.

This proverb's meaning can be summed up this way: “Anything that can lead you to success may also contain great risks.”

This phrase is known in literary circles by Korean people (scholars or literature). It is therefore also a valid proverb in Korean Hanja, though most Koreans would not be able to make sense of it.

Please note that there is an unwritten rule when the same character appears twice in the same phrase, the calligrapher will alter the appearance so that no two characters are exactly alike in the same piece. This calligraphy has two repeating characters that will be written differently than they appear here.




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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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yǐn
    yin3
yin
 on
variant of 飲|饮[yin3]
To drink, swallow; to water cattle.


see styles
yìn
    yin4
yin
 in
    いん
to give (animals) water to drink
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party; (surname) Nomi

上る

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 agaru
    あがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to ascend; to go up; to climb; (2) to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; (3) to go to (the capital); (4) to be promoted; (5) to add up to; (6) to advance (in price); (7) to swim up (a river); to sail up; (8) to come up (on the agenda); (irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; (5) to increase; (6) to improve; to make progress; (7) to be promoted; to advance; (8) to be made (of profit, etc.); (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result); (10) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over; (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift; (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; (14) to win (in a card game, etc.); (15) to be spoken loudly; (16) to get stage fright; (17) to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (18) (humble language) to go; to visit; (19) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink; (20) to be listed (as a candidate); (21) to serve (in one's master's home); (22) to go north; (suf,v5r) (23) indicates completion; (place-name) Agaru

帶氣


带气

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dài qì
    dai4 qi4
tai ch`i
    tai chi
carbonated (drink); sparkling (mineral water); to display annoyance; to be dissatisfied

惡水


恶水

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è shuǐ
    e4 shui3
o shui
dirty water; water that is unfit to drink; slops

掬飲


掬饮

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jū yǐn
    ju1 yin3
chü yin
to drink water by scooping it up with both hands

桜湯

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 sakurayu
    さくらゆ
drink made of boiled water poured over preserved cherry leaves and blossoms; (surname) Sakurayu

水乳

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shuǐ rǔ
    shui3 ru3
shui ju
 suinyū
Water and milk— an illustration of the intermingling of things; but their essential separateness is recognized in that the rāja-haṃsa (a kind of goose) is said to be able to drink up the milk leaving behind the water.

水物

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 mizumono
    みずもの
(1) liquid; beverage; drink; (2) (See 懐石・1) food with high water content (esp. sorbet or fruit served as a dessert in a kaiseki dinner); (3) gamble; uncertain affair; matter of chance

汲む

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 kumu
    くむ
(transitive verb) (1) to draw (water); to ladle; to dip up; to scoop up; to pump; (transitive verb) (2) (See 酌む・くむ・1) to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); (transitive verb) (3) to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit; to understand; (transitive verb) (4) to draw upon; to inherit

汽水

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qì shuǐ
    qi4 shui3
ch`i shui
    chi shui
 kisui
    きすい
soda pop; carbonated soft drink
brackish water

波尼

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bō ní
    bo1 ni2
po ni
 hani
波抳 pāna, drink, beverage; tr. as water (to drink); 波尼藍 tr. as 'water', but may be pānila, a drinking vessel.

炭酸

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 tansan(p); tansan
    たんさん(P); タンサン
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) carbonic acid; (2) (abbreviation) (See 炭酸水,炭酸飲料) carbonated water; carbonated drink; (3) (kana only) (abbreviation) (See 炭酸水素ナトリウム) baking soda; sodium carbonate

痴水

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chī shuǐ
    chi1 shui3
ch`ih shui
    chih shui
The turbid waters of ignorance; also to drink the water of delusion.

酒虫

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 sakamushi; sakemushi; shuchuu / sakamushi; sakemushi; shuchu
    さかむし; さけむし; しゅちゅう
(from 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740) mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol)

飲用


饮用

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yǐn yòng
    yin3 yong4
yin yung
 inyou / inyo
    いんよう
drink; drinking or drinkable (water)
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) drinking

飴湯

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 ameyu
    あめゆ
{food} (See 水飴,冷やし飴) thick malt syrup poured into boiling water and sprinkled with cinnamon (used as a refreshing summer drink)

香煎

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 kousen / kosen
    こうせん
(1) (See 麦こがし) flour made from parched barley; (2) powdered roast grain mixed with herbs, spices, dried citrus peel, etc. (added to hot water to make a drink)

上がる

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 agaru
    あがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; (5) to increase; (6) to improve; to make progress; (7) to be promoted; to advance; (8) to be made (of profit, etc.); (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result); (10) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over; (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift; (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; (14) to win (in a card game, etc.); (15) to be spoken loudly; (16) to get stage fright; (17) to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (18) (humble language) to go; to visit; (19) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink; (20) to be listed (as a candidate); (21) to serve (in one's master's home); (22) to go north; (suf,v5r) (23) indicates completion

挙がる

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 agaru
    あがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; (5) to increase; (6) to improve; to make progress; (7) to be promoted; to advance; (8) to be made (of profit, etc.); (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result); (10) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over; (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift; (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; (14) to win (in a card game, etc.); (15) to be arrested; (16) to turn up (of evidence, etc.); (17) to be spoken loudly; (18) to get stage fright; (19) to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (20) (humble language) to go; to visit; (21) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink; (22) to be listed (as a candidate); (23) to serve (in one's master's home); (24) to go north; (suf,v5r) (25) indicates completion

揚がる

see styles
 agaru
    あがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; (5) to increase; (6) to improve; to make progress; (7) to be promoted; to advance; (8) to be made (of profit, etc.); (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result); (10) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over; (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift; (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; (14) to win (in a card game, etc.); (15) to be deep fried; (16) to be spoken loudly; (17) to get stage fright; (18) to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (19) (humble language) to go; to visit; (20) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink; (21) to be listed (as a candidate); (22) to serve (in one's master's home); (23) to go north; (suf,v5r) (24) indicates completion

擇乳眼


择乳眼

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zer u yǎn
    zer2 u3 yan3
zer u yen
 takunyūgen
The power to choose and drink the milk out of watered milk, leaving the water, as Hansarāja, the 'king of geese', is said to do.

冷やし飴

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 hiyashiame
    ひやしあめ
(kana only) {food} (See 飴湯) chilled syrup; soft drink of malt syrup mixed with boiling water, ginger juice, grated ginger, sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon (used as a refreshing summer drink, similar to ginger ale)

飲水思源


饮水思源

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yǐn shuǐ sī yuán
    yin3 shui3 si1 yuan2
yin shui ssu yüan
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring; Don't forget where your happiness come from.; Be grateful for all your blessings!

飲流懷源


饮流怀源

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yǐn liú huái yuán
    yin3 liu2 huai2 yuan2
yin liu huai yüan
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring; Don't forget where your happiness come from.; Be grateful for all your blessings!

チェーサー

see styles
 cheesaa / cheesa
    チェーサー
(1) chaser; pursuer; (2) chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink

チェイサー

see styles
 cheisaa / chesa
    チェイサー
(1) chaser; pursuer; (2) chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink

ニアウォーター

see styles
 niawootaa / niawoota
    ニアウォーター
soft drink with minute amounts of flavouring, etc. (wasei: near water)

三個和尚沒水喝


三个和尚没水喝

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sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
    san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1
san ko ho shang mei shui ho
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom); fig. everybody's business is nobody's business; (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)

牛不喝水強按頭


牛不喝水强按头

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niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu
    niu2 bu4 he1 shui3 qiang3 an4 tou2
niu pu ho shui ch`iang an t`ou
    niu pu ho shui chiang an tou
lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom); fig. to try to impose one's will on sb

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Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Drinking the water of a well: One should never forget who dug it吃水不忘掘井人chī shuǐ bú wàng jué jǐng rén
chi1 shui3 bu2 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2
chi shui bu wang jue jing ren
chishuibuwangjuejingren
ch`ih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen
chih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen
Not Only Can Water Float A Boat, It Can Sink It Also水能載舟亦能覆舟
水能载舟亦能覆舟
shuǐ néng zài zhōu yì néng fù zhōu
shui3 neng2 zai4 zhou1 yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou1
shui neng zai zhou yi neng fu zhou
shui neng tsai chou i neng fu chou
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
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