一潭死水

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Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
deep; deep pool; pit
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
water; river
trad. (一潭死水)
simp. #(一潭死水)
Literally: “a pool of stagnant water”.

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一潭死水

  1. a stagnant and spiritless situation