细水长流 in English xi4 shui3 chang2 liu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) thin streams flow forever
  • metaphorically economy will get you a long way
  • to work steadily at something little by little

Simplified Characters

细 水 长 流

Traditional Characters

細 水 長 流

Pinyin

xi4 shui3 chang2 liu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

细xi4thin or slender 水shui3surname Shui 长zhang3length 流liu2to flow