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Chinese
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fifteen; 15
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(a measure word); individual
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well-bucket; river-bucket
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to draw water; to copulate
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seven
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up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
eight
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under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
| trad. (十五個吊桶打水——七上八下)
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十五
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個
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吊桶
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打水
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——
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七
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上
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八
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下
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| simp. (十五个吊桶打水——七上八下)
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十五
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个
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吊桶
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打水
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——
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七
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上
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八
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下
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| Literally: “Fifteen buckets draw water from the well—seven buckets aboveground, eight below ground.”
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Pronunciation
Idiom
十五個吊桶打水——七上八下
- to be nervous; to be anxious
- Synonym: 十五個吊桶打水 / 十五个吊桶打水 (shíwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎshuǐ)