鸳鸯戏水 in English yuan1 yang1 xi4 shui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) mandarin ducks playing in the water
  • metaphorically to make love

Simplified Characters

鸳 鸯 戏 水

Traditional Characters

鴛 鴦 戲 水

Pinyin

yuan1 yang1 xi4 shui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鸳yuan1mandarin duck 鸯yang1mandarin duck 戏xi4variant of 戲|戏[xi4] 水shui3surname Shui