如魚得水

Chinese

		as (if); such as	fish	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	water; river
trad. (如魚得水)		如	魚	得	水
simp. (如鱼得水)		如	鱼	得	水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rúyúdéshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ jyu⁴ dak¹ seoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rúyúdéshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rúyúdéshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: ju²-yü²-tê²-shui³
    • Yale: rú-yú-dé-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruyudershoei
    • Palladius: жуюйдэшуй (žujujdɛšuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ y³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ jyu⁴ dak¹ seoi²
    • Yale: yùh yùh dāk séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ jy⁴ dak⁷ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ yu⁴ deg¹ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ jyː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

如魚得水

1. to find oneself in a suitable environment where one can perform well, or to meet people who share common ideas or interests