盂方水方 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square.

Character by character

• 盂yúbasin; cup
• 方fāngsquare, rectangle; side; region; flag
• 水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice
• 方fāngsquare, rectangle; side; region; flag

Idioms sharing a character

• 盎盂相击 àng yú xiāng jī
• 盎盂相敲 àng yú xiāng qiāo
• 一醉方休 yī zuì fāng xiū
• 来日方长 lái rì fāng cháng
• 千方百计 qiān fāng bǎi jì
• 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng
• 外圆内方 wài yuán nèi fāng
• 富甲一方 fù jiǎ yī fāng
• 志在四方 zhì zài sì fāng
• 想方设法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ

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