细水长流

xì shuǐ cháng liú

Definitionen

1. lit. thin streams flow forever
2. fig. economy will get you a long way
3. to work steadily at something little by little

Bestandteilwörter von 细水长流

• 水 shuǐ: water
• 流 liú: to flow
• 细 xì: thin or slender
• 长 cháng: length
• 长 zhǎng: chief