水母
shuǐ mǔ
Pinyin

Definition

水母
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shuǐ mǔ
  1. jellyfish
  2. medusa

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

母亲
mǔ qīn
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 also pr. [mǔ qin]
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
水
Shuǐ
  1. 1 surname Shui
水平
shuǐ píng
  1. 1 level (of achievement etc)
  2. 2 standard
  3. 3 horizontal
水果
shuǐ guǒ
  1. 1 fruit
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
水瓶座
Shuǐ píng zuò
  1. 1 Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
父母
fù mǔ
  1. 1 father and mother
  2. 2 parents
一头雾水
yī tóu wù shuǐ
  1. 1 to be confused
  2. 2 to be baffled
丈母
zhàng mǔ
  1. 1 wife's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law
丈母娘
zhàng mǔ niáng
  1. 1 wife's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law
  3. 3 same as 丈母
下水
xià shuǐ
  1. 1 downstream
  2. 2 to go into the water
  3. 3 to put into water
  4. 4 to launch (a ship)
  5. 5 fig. to fall into bad ways
  6. 6 to lead astray
  7. 7 to go to pot
下水道
xià shuǐ dào
  1. 1 sewer
伯母
bó mǔ
  1. 1 wife of father's elder brother
  2. 2 aunt
  3. 3 (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
冰水
bīng shuǐ
  1. 1 iced water
冷水
lěng shuǐ
  1. 1 cold water
  2. 2 unboiled water
  3. 3 fig. not yet ready (of plans)
出水
chū shuǐ
  1. 1 to discharge water
  2. 2 to appear out of the water
  3. 3 to break the surface
分水岭
fēn shuǐ lǐng
  1. 1 dividing range
  2. 2 drainage divide
  3. 3 (fig.) dividing line
  4. 4 watershed
化妆水
huà zhuāng shuǐ
  1. 1 skin toner
口水
kǒu shuǐ
  1. 1 saliva
墨水
mò shuǐ
  1. 1 ink
  2. 2 CL:瓶[píng]
大力水手
Dà lì Shuǐ shǒu
  1. 1 Popeye (the Sailor)

Idioms (20)

一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
  1. 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
  3. 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
似水年华
sì shuǐ nián huá
  1. 1 fleeting years (idiom)
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌，水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
出水芙蓉
chū shuǐ fú róng
  1. 1 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
半瓶水响叮当
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
  1. 1 lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
  3. 3 one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
  1. 1 Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
在家靠父母，出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母，出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
如鱼得水
rú yú dé shuǐ
  1. 1 like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings

Sample Sentences

快来、救我啊！水母跑进我的泳裤里，咬！咬我！好痛！
kuài lái 、jiù wǒ ā ！shuǐmǔ pǎo jìn wǒ de yǒngkù lǐ ，yǎo ！yǎo wǒ ！hǎo tòng ！
Quick, save me! A jellyfish got into the bottom of my swimming costume and stung me! It stung me! It hurts so much!
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水母？你把它弄出来呀，不然我们也不知道怎么办！
shuǐmǔ ？nǐ bǎ tā nòng chūlái ya ，bùrán wǒmen yě bù zhīdào zěnme bàn ！
A jellyfish? Get it out or do you expect us to do something about it!
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姐，我拿毛巾帮你遮起来了，哇！好红！看起来有点严重，姐夫，听说尿可以治疗水母咬伤，你快点尿在伤口上。
jiě ，wǒ ná máojīn bāng nǐ zhē qǐlái le ，wā ！hǎo hóng ！kàn qǐlái yǒudiǎn yánzhòng ，jiěfu ，tīngshuō niào kěyǐ zhìliáo shuǐmǔ yǎoshāng ，nǐ kuài diǎn niào zài shāngkǒu shàng 。
Feifei, I'll hold a towel to cover you up. Wow! It's so red! It looks quite serious. Jerry, I hear urine can help jellyfish stings. Quick, piss on the wounds.
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水母蛰伤啊，这一带的水母基本上没有致命的毒性，倒是不用担心，只是...为什么这臀部两边的蛰伤对称啊，有两只水母吗？
shuǐmǔ zhēshāng ā ，zhè yídài de shuǐmǔ jīběn shang méiyǒu zhìmìng de dúxìng ，dàoshì búyòng dānxīn ，zhǐshì ...wèishénme zhè túnbù liǎng biān de zhēshāng duìchēng ā ，yǒu liǎng zhī shuǐmǔ ma ？
A jellyfish sting? The jellyfish around here don't have life-threatening venom, so you don't need to worry. Although... Why are their two symmetrical stings on both your buttocks? Were there two jellyfish?
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护士小姐，我太太在海边被水母咬了，肿得很厉害。
hùshi xiǎojie ，wǒ tàitai zài hǎibiān bèi shuǐmǔ yǎo le ，zhǒng de hěn lìhai 。
Excuse me Ms, my wife was stung by a jellyfish at the seaside, it's badly swollen.
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不是啊，水母钻进泳裤里咬我，很痛啊，人的本能反应就是夹屁股，所以你知道...水母被我夹在屁股中间...
búshì ā ，shuǐmǔ zuānjìn yǒngkù lǐ yǎo wǒ ，hěn tòng ā ，rén de běnnéngfǎnyìng jiùshì jiā pìgu ，suǒyǐ nǐ zhīdào ...shuǐmǔ bèi wǒ jiā zài pìgu zhōngjiān ...
No, the jellyfish swam into my swimming costume to sting me, it really hurt. So the natural reaction is to clench your buttocks, so you see... I pinched the jellyfish between my buttocks...
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你这样让水母受到更严重的惊吓，难怪被咬得那么厉害，下次别这样！
nǐ zhèyàng ràng shuǐmǔ shòudào gèng yánzhòng de jīngxià ，nánguài bèi yǎo de nàme lìhai ，xiàcì bié zhèyàng ！
You probabl y frightened the jellyfish even more by doing that, no wonder you got stung so badly. Don't do that next time!
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水母没有脑子，你是人，你应该要有脑子啊，唉！本地人被水母咬成这样，实在是太丢脸了！
shuǐmǔ méiyǒu nǎozi ，nǐ shì rén ，nǐ yīnggāi yàoyǒu nǎozi ā ，ài ！běndìrén bèi shuǐmǔ yǎo chéng zhèyàng ，shízàishì tài diū liǎn le ！
Jellyfish don't have brains, you're a human, you should have a brain! Ah! It's embarrassing for a local to be stung like this by a jellyfish!
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