枕石漱流

Chinese

		pillow	rock; stone; 10 pecks	to gargle; rinse (mouth); to wash to gargle; rinse (mouth); to wash; to scour	to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
trad. (枕石漱流)		枕	石	漱	流
simp. #(枕石漱流)		枕	石	漱	流
Literally: “to use stones as pillows and streams for mouthwashing”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhěnshíshùliú

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhěnshíshùliú
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhěnshíhshùlióu
    • Wade–Giles: chên³-shih²-shu⁴-liu²
    • Yale: jěn-shŕ-shù-lyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeenshyrshuhliou
    • Palladius: чжэньшишулю (čžɛnʹšišulju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂu⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Idiom

枕石漱流

1. (figurative) to live a secluded and pure life in harmony with nature (often used to describe the lifestyle of a hermit)