弱水三千,只取一瓢飲
Chinese
- only; merely; just; butto take; to get; to choose; to fetchone; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
dipper; ladle drink trad. (弱水三千,只取一瓢飲) 弱水三千 , 只 取 一 瓢 飲 simp. (弱水三千,只取一瓢饮) 弱水三千 , 只 取 一 瓢 饮
Etymology
From: Chapter 91 of the Dream of the Red Chamber
Pronunciation
Idiom
弱水三千,只取一瓢飲
- there are so many potential lovers to choose from, but you only pick one from among those potential lovers
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