Fish like water(sì shuǐ rú yú)

Fish like water

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ì Shu ǐ R ú y ú, which means that you can't leave like fish or water. To describe a close and inseparable relationship; usually of lovers. From the romance of the Western chamber.

Idiom explanation

You can't leave like fish or water

The origin of Idioms

The fourth fold of the fifth book of the romance of the Western chamber by Wang Shifu in Yuan Dynasty: "if it is not for the great benefactor's help, how can a good couple be like a fish in water."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: fish like water

Idiom usage

As predicate, attributive, adverbial; often used for couples or lovers. "Li jingrenhao, Zhang Ji, nvxia, meet like a fish in water," says Zhang Fengyi, Ming Dynasty The third part of Yu Shu by Jia Zhongming in Ming Dynasty You can't be like a fish. Chapter 56 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "they are like glue, like water, like fish. They are determined to live and die with one mind." The first volume of Yu Shi Ming Yan by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "husband and wife are like fish in water, and it's hard to leave every inch."

Chinese PinYin : sì shuǐ rú yú