魚水 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 魚水

魚水 (鱼水)

Definition fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)

Usage

中文释义比喻夫妻相得或男女情笃。语本《管子．小问》"管仲曰'然公使我求宁戚，宁戚应我曰"浩浩乎!"吾不识。'婢子曰'《诗》有之浩浩者水，育育者鱼。未有家室，而安召我居?宁子其欲室乎?'" 比喻君臣相得。语本《三国志．蜀志．诸葛亮传》"﹝先主﹞于是与亮情好日密。关羽﹑张飞等不悦，先主解之曰'孤之有孔明，犹鱼之有水也，愿诸君勿复言。'" 泛喻关系亲密无间。

Characters 鱼 (魚) yú 水 shuǐ

COMMON WORDS WITH 魚水
	如魚得水 ( 如鱼得水 ) rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings ( 如鱼得水 )

	魚水情 ( 鱼水情 ) yú shuǐ qíng close relationship as between fish and water ( 鱼水情 )

	魚水情深 ( 鱼水情深 ) yú shuǐ qíng shēn be close as fish and water ( 鱼水情深 )

	魚水之歡 ( 鱼水之欢 ) yú shuǐ zhī huān the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom) / sexual intercourse ( 鱼水之欢 )

EXAMPLE SENTENCES
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