行云流水 in English xing2 yun2 liu2 shui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) moving clouds and flowing water (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, and so on
  • natural and unforced

Simplified Characters

行 云 流 水

Traditional Characters

行 雲 流 水

Pinyin

xing2 yun2 liu2 shui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

行xing2row 云yun2(classical) to say 流liu2to flow 水shui3surname Shui