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鸳鸯戏水 (yuān yāng xì shuǐ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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鸳鸯戏水 (yuān yāng xì shuǐ): Mandarin ducks playing in water (idiom for a happy couple) (noun/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

鸳 • yuān • male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

yuān鸳

male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

鸯 • yāng • female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

yāng鸯

female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

戏 • xì • play, drama, performance • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

xì戏

play, drama, performance

水 • shuǐ • water • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

shuǐ水

water

Word Info

Pinyinyuān yāng xì shuǐ

Meaningmandarin ducks playing in water (idiom for a happy couple)

Characters4

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Syntaxnoun/idiom

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 鸳鸯戏水.

Words with 鸳

鸳鸯yuān yāngmandarin ducks (symbol of a loving couple)
鸳鸯锅yuān yāng guōsplit hot pot (spicy and non-spicy sides)

Words with 鸯

鸳鸯yuān yāngmandarin ducks (symbol of a loving couple)
鸳鸯锅yuān yāng guōsplit hot pot (spicy and non-spicy sides)

Words with 戏

游戏yóu xìgame
戏剧xì jùplay; theatre; script
戏曲xì qǔChinese opera
侗戏DòngxìDong opera

Words with 水

水果shuǐ guǒfruit
水平shuǐ pínglevel
汽水qì shuǐsoda pop; carbonated soft drink
矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐmineral water

儿戏

ér xì

trifle, child's play

好戏hǎo xìgood show; great drama

嬉戏xī xìto play; to frolic

戏弄xì nòngto tease; to mock; to make fun of

开水

kāi shuǐ

boiling water

水分shuǐ fènmoisture content

汗水hàn shuǐsweat

泪水lèi shuǐteardrop

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Example Sentences with 鸳鸯戏水

zhè这

fú幅

huà画

shàng上

huà画

zhe着

yuān鸳

yāng鸯

xì戏

shuǐ水

。

This painting depicts mandarin ducks playing in water.

hūn婚

lǐ礼

shàng上

cháng常

yòng用

yuān鸳

yāng鸯

xì戏

shuǐ

zhè这

duì对

qíng情

lǚ侣

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

sàn散

bù

水

de的

tú图

àn案

lái来

zhù祝

fú福

xīn新

rén人

。

At weddings, the pattern of mandarin ducks playing in water is often used to bless the newlyweds.

步

，

zhēn真

xiàng像

yuān鸳

yāng鸯

xì戏

shuǐ水

yī一

yàng样

tián甜

mì蜜

。

This couple is strolling in the park, as sweet as mandarin ducks playing in water.