汉英词典
MEANING OF 饮水思源
饮水思源
(飲水思源)
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!
When drinking water, I remembered where the water came from / Don't forget the metaphor
比喻不忘本。语本北周庾信《征调曲》"落其实者思其树，饮其流者怀其源。"
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不要污染你喝过的清泉；饮水思源。 Never cast dirt into that fountain of which thou hast sometime drunk. | ||
我们的合作理念：互利分享，饮水思源。 Our mutual cooperation concept: share, April showers bring may flowers. | ||
饮水思源喝水的时候想起水是从哪儿来的。 Be sure to remember where the water is from when you are drinking. | ||
如捐款没有注明捐助“饮水思源”东江计划，只会当作一般捐款处理。 If no mention for the donation of Dongjiang Project, it will be treated as general donation. | ||
