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The Chinese idiom 「如水投石」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.
Like water poured onto a stone, not a single drop of it penetrates. A metaphor for not listening or speaking without effect.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
rú shuǐ tóu shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yu4 seui2 tau4 sek6
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