流水不腐，户枢不蠹
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù
Flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom); constant activity prevents decay
idiom
Traditional: 流水不腐，戶樞不蠹
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- (idiom) Flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
- constant activity prevents decay
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Related Words
户枢不蠹(hù shū bù dù)· lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
→一清如水(yī qīng rú shuǐ)· lit. as clear as water (idiom)
→五常(wǔ cháng)· five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信
→一夕数惊(yī xī shù jīng)· one scare after another (idiom)
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