floating melons and plums submerged in water
Interpretation refers to the cold spring to wash fruit thirst. Posterity refers to summer life.
Idiom explanation
Interpretation refers to the cold spring to wash fruit thirst. Posterity refers to summer life.
Idioms and allusions
The source language comes from the book of Wu Zhi written by Wei Cao Pi of the Three Kingdoms: "floating sweet melons in clear springs, Shen Zhu Li in cold waters." Also known as "floating melon sink plum".
Discrimination of words
[pinyin code]: fgsl
floating melons and plums submerged in water
make a concealed reference to sth. - zhǐ dōng shuō xī
propose a marriage by pointing to the stomach -- an old practice of marriage had been engaged to each other before they were born - zhǐ fù wéi hūn