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Chinese
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Ruo Shui
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three
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thousand
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only; merely; just only; merely; just; but
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to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
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one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
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dipper; ladle
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drink
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| trad. (弱水三千，只取一瓢飲)
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弱水
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三
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千
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，
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只
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取
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一
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瓢
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飲
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| simp. (弱水三千，只取一瓢饮)
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弱水
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三
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千
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，
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只
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取
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一
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瓢
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饮
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Etymology
From: Chapter 91 of the Dream of the Red Chamber
- Literally: (although) the Ruo River is three thousand li long, one only drinks one ladle worth of water from it.
- Later on, this phrase was used as a metaphor for choosing only one companion out of all potential mates.
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