饮流怀源 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. when you drink water, think of its source ; gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
• Don't forget where your happiness come from.
• Be grateful for all your blessings!

Character by character

• 饮yǐnto swallow, to drink; a kind of drink
• 流liúto flow, to drift, to circulate; class
• 怀huáibosom, breast; to carry in one's bosom
• 源yuánspring; source, root, head; surname

Idioms sharing a character

• 一饮而尽 yī yǐn ér jìn
• 狂饮暴食 kuáng yǐn bào shí
• 饮恨吞声 yǐn hèn tūn shēng
• 饮水思源 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán
• 饮鸩止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
• 付之东流 fù zhī dōng liú
• 口碑流传 kǒu bēi liú chuán
• 同流合污 tóng liú hé wū
• 对答如流 duì dá rú liú
• 屁滚尿流 pì gǔn niào liú

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