不顯山不露水

lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts

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(negative prefix) / not / no

= + : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
to make visible / to reveal / prominent / conspicuous / (prefix) phanero-

= + : Marie Curie (xi) is dating the bullfrog (业) in the anthill (an3). There is a prominent (显) sun (日) floating over the bullfrog which Marie just cannot ignore, so she has to stare at the sun barely able to say anything for the whole evening.
surname Shan
mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 山 looks like the tip of a fork. Sherlock Holmes (sh) is climbing a mountain (山) in front of the anthill (an1). He uses a dinosaur bone (〡) as walking stick, and to have better grip he attached a fork (山) to its tip. Unfortunately he accidentally sticks the fork into a receptacle (凵) on the ground of the mountain and gets shocked.
surname Lu

= + : It has been raining in the space station's bathroom, which makes Lenny Lemur really happy. He likes to lick off the dew which sticks to the roads in the bathroom after it has been raining.
to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose
dew / syrup / nectar / outdoors (not under cover) / to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose

= + : It has been raining in the space station's bathroom, which makes Lenny Lemur really happy. He likes to lick off the dew which sticks to the roads in the bathroom after it has been raining.
dew / fig. short-lasting / ephemeral
surname Shui
water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

= + + 丿 + : Sheldon Shrimp just climbed the Eiffel Tower. He's really thirsty, so he's glad to find a water fountain. After he quenches his thirst, he also finds a snack: A banana is swimming in the water. He never ate a banana before, so he tries a mix of different methods: Putting on a fake beak to pick on the banana, holding it with a finger and peeling it with a crowbar.

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