车水马龙 — Chinese idiom
车水马龙
chē shuǐ mǎ lóng
Traditional: 車水馬龍
Meaning
- endless stream of horse and carriages
- heavy traffic
Character by character
- 车chēcart, vehicle; to move in a cart
- 水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice
- 马mǎhorse; surname
- 龙lóngdragon; symbol of the emperor
Idioms sharing a character
- 前车之鉴 qián chē zhī jiàn
- 学富五车 xué fù wǔ chē
- 安步当车 ān bù dàng chē
- 宝马香车 bǎo mǎ xiāng chē
- 后车之鉴 hòu chē zhī jiàn
- 杯水车薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn
- 老牛破车 lǎo niú pò chē
- 螳臂当车 táng bì dāng chē
- 轻车熟路 qīng chē shú lù
- 闭门造车 bì mén zào chē
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