近水楼台先得月 in English jin4 shui3 lou2 tai2 xian1 de2 yue4 Meaning

Meanings

  • the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiomatic expression)
  • to benefit from intimacy with an influential person

Simplified Characters

近 水 楼 台 先 得 月

Traditional Characters

近 水 樓 臺 先 得 月

Pinyin

jin4 shui3 lou2 tai2 xian1 de2 yue4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

近jin4near 水shui3surname Shui 楼lou2surname Lou 台tai2Taiwan (abbr.) 先xian1early 得de2to obtain 月yue4moon