無源之水，無本之木

Chinese
without a source 's; him/her/it; this water; river 's; him/her/it; this tree; wood
trad. (無源之水，無本之木) 無源 之 水 ， 無本 之 木
simp. (无源之水，无本之木) 无源 之 水 ， 无本 之 木
Literally: “water without a source, a tree without roots”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wúyuán zhī shuǐ, wúběn zhī mù
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄕㄨㄟˇ, ㄨˊ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓ ㄇㄨˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: wúyuán zhī shuǐ, wúběn zhī mù
      • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄕㄨㄟˇ, ㄨˊ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓ ㄇㄨˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuyuan jy shoei, wubeen jy muh
      • IPA (key): /u³⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/

Idiom

無源之水，無本之木

  1. (figuratively) baseless

Synonyms
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