Pour water into water
Pour water with water, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ Shu ǐ t ó ushu ǐ, which means to pour water from one river into another. It means that things are similar and difficult to distinguish. From Liezi Shuo Fu.
Idiom explanation
Pour water from one river into another. Although Yuanbi is of the same kind, there are still differences. It is difficult to distinguish the same kind of things.
The origin of Idioms
In Liezi Shuo Fu: "Duke Bai asked," if the stone water is thrown into the water, what is it like? " Confucius said, "no one can take Wu Zhishan." He said, "if you throw water into the water, what will happen?" Confucius said, "the combination of Zi and Mian is known by the taste of their teeth."
Idiom usage
As a predicate; of the same kind.
Pour water into water
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writings are for conveying truth - wén yǐ zài dào
apply the carrot and stick judiciously - ēn wēi bìng yòng
people who are actuated by high ideals - zhì shì rén rén