饮水思源 — 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
• 水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice
• 思sīto think, to ponder, to consider; final particle
• 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
• 饮流怀源 yǐn liú huái yuán
• 饮鸩止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
• 一清如水 yī qīng rú shuǐ
• 似水年华 sì shuǐ nián huá
• 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng
• 如鱼得水 rú yú dé shuǐ
• 山明水秀 shān míng shuǐ xiù

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