無根之木,無源之水

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Chinese

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's; him/her/it; this tree; wood without a source 's; him/her/it; this water; river
trad. (無根之木,無源之水) 無根 無源
simp. (无根之木,无源之水) 无根 无源
Literally: “a tree without roots, water without a source”.

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無根之木,無源之水

  1. (figuratively) Synonym of 無源之水,無本之木无源之水,无本之木 (wúyuán zhī shuǐ, wúběn zhī mù, baseless)