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Quote from Lao Tzu
若水 is part of a very old saying from Lao Tzu.
In these two characters, there is a suggestion to be like water. The full phrase is about the goodness and purity of water. So, when this suggests being like water, it is actually a suggestion to be a good person (one who does not dishonor himself/herself, etc.).
像水一樣 is a short quote from a much longer statement by Bruce Lee.
He summarized how people should be flexible to all circumstances, attacks, or situations. In the end, he exclaims, “Be like water, my friend.” 像水一樣 is the “Be like water” part alone since that seems to be what most people want.
Quote from Lao Tzu
Mizu No Kokoro
水の心 is the Japanese Buddhist and martial arts phrase, “Mizu no Kokoro,” which means “mind like water” or “heart of water.”
The phrase is a metaphor describing the pond that clearly reflects its surroundings when calm but whose images are obscured once a pebble is dropped into its waters.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your be like water search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
Variations: |
yumizunogotoku ゆみずのごとく |
(adv,exp) (as in 'spend money like water') (See 湯水・2) like water; like it grows on trees |
貪水 贪水 see styles |
tān shuǐ tan1 shui3 t`an shui tan shui tonsui |
Desire is like water carrying things along. |
心水 see styles |
xīn shuǐ xin1 shui3 hsin shui motomi もとみ |
(female given name) Motomi The mind as a reflecting water-surface; also the mind as water, clear or turbids. |
心性 see styles |
xīn xìng xin1 xing4 hsin hsing shinsei / shinse しんせい |
one's nature; temperament mind; disposition; nature Immutable mind-corpus, or mind-nature, the self-existing fundamental pure mind, the all, the Tathāgata-garbha, or 如來藏心; 自性淸淨心; also described in the 起信論 Awakening of Faith as immortal 不生不滅. Another definition identifies 心 with 性 saying 性卽是心, 心卽是佛 the nature is the mind, and mind is Buddha; another, that mind and nature are the same when 悟 awake and understanding, but differ when 迷 in illusion; and further, in reply to the statement that the Buddha-nature is eternal but the mind not eternal, it is said, the nature is like water, the mind like ice, illusion turns nature to mental ice form, awakening melts it back to its proper nature. |
揮金如土 挥金如土 see styles |
huī jīn rú tǔ hui1 jin1 ru2 tu3 hui chin ju t`u hui chin ju tu |
lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom); fig. to spend money like water; extravagant |
湯水の如く see styles |
yumizunogotoku ゆみずのごとく |
(adv,exp) like water; like it grows on trees |
湯水のごとく see styles |
yumizunogotoku ゆみずのごとく |
(adv,exp) like water; like it grows on trees |
湯水のように see styles |
yumizunoyouni / yumizunoyoni ゆみずのように |
(expression) (See 湯水・2) like water; like it grows on trees |
湯水のように使う see styles |
yumizunoyounitsukau / yumizunoyonitsukau ゆみずのようにつかう |
(exp,v5u) to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with |
信水 see styles |
xìn shuǐ xin4 shui3 hsin shui shinsui しんすい |
(given name) Shinsui Faith pure and purifying like water. |
忍水 see styles |
rěn shuǐ ren3 shui3 jen shui ninsui |
Patience in its depth and expanse compared to water. |
蛙の面に水 see styles |
kaerunotsuranimizu かえるのつらにみず |
(expression) like water off a duck's back; water on a frog's face |
Variations: |
kaerunotsuranimizu(蛙no面ni水, kaeruno面ni水); kaerunotsuranimizu(kaeruno面ni水) かえるのつらにみず(蛙の面に水, かえるの面に水); カエルのつらにみず(カエルの面に水) |
(expression) (idiom) like water off a duck's back; water on a frog's face |
上善若水 see styles |
shàng shàn ruò shuǐ shang4 shan4 ruo4 shui3 shang shan jo shui |
More info & calligraphy: Ultimate Goodness of Water |
如水 see styles |
rú shuǐ ru2 shui3 ju shui nyosui にょすい |
(personal name) Nyosui like water |
水火氷炭 see styles |
suikahyoutan / suikahyotan すいかひょうたん |
not getting along well with each other; being like water and oil |
蛙の面に小便 see styles |
kaerunotsuranishouben / kaerunotsuranishoben かえるのつらにしょうべん |
(expression) (colloquialism) (See 蛙の面に水) like water off a duck's back; urine on a frog's face |
Variations: |
tateitanimizu / tatetanimizu たていたにみず |
(exp,n) (idiom) (ant: 横板に雨垂れ) eloquence; volubility; (like) water on a standing board |
鐵打的衙門,流水的官 铁打的衙门,流水的官 see styles |
tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān tie3 da3 de5 ya2 men5 , liu2 shui3 de5 guan1 t`ieh ta te ya men , liu shui te kuan tieh ta te ya men , liu shui te kuan |
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom); fig. government officials come and go |
Variations: |
kaerunotsuranishouben(蛙no面ni小便, kaeruno面ni小便); kaerunotsuranishouben(kaeruno面ni小便) / kaerunotsuranishoben(蛙no面ni小便, kaeruno面ni小便); kaerunotsuranishoben(kaeruno面ni小便) かえるのつらにしょうべん(蛙の面に小便, かえるの面に小便); カエルのつらにしょうべん(カエルの面に小便) |
(expression) (idiom) (colloquialism) (See 蛙の面に水) like water off a duck's back; urine on a frog's face |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Be Like Water | 若水 | ruò shuǐ / ruo4 shui3 / ruo shui / ruoshui | jo shui / joshui | |
Be Like Water | 像水一樣 | xiàng shuǐ yí yàng xiang4 shui3 yi2 yang4 xiang shui yi yang xiangshuiyiyang | hsiang shui i yang hsiangshuiiyang |
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Ultimate Goodness of Water | 上善若水 | shàng shàn ruò shuǐ shang4 shan4 ruo4 shui3 shang shan ruo shui shangshanruoshui | shang shan jo shui shangshanjoshui |
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Mind Like Water | 水の心 | mizu no kokoro mizunokokoro |
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