- lit. thin streams flow forever
- fig. economy will get you a long way
- to work steadily at something little by little
Characters
- 细 (細): thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
- 水 (水): surname Shui
- 长 (長): length; long; forever; always; constantly
- 流 (流): to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
Resources
- Wiktionary: 细水长流
- MDBG: 细水长流
- Examples with 细水长流 on Tatoeba
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