流水不腐,戶樞不蠹

lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) / fig. constant activity prevents decay

Characters and words in 流水不腐,戶樞不蠹

to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

= + : In the outhouse's kitchen Li Qingzhao is rinsing her large bowl (which is decorated with pennants and pendants). She uses a bottle of water to rinse it. She rinses it very thoroughly so that a lot of water flows over.
running water / (business) turnover
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.
(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-
flowing water does not rot
decay / rotten

= + : No one cared for the White House (府) in the space station (Ø3) and now as Frieda Fox (fu) opens it she finds a lot of rotten (腐) meat (肉) inside of it.
a household / door / family

= + : Helga Horse (hu) is being attacked by a ghost (尸) with a big petal leaf (丶) on his head in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She's fighting him off using a wooden swinging door (户).

= + : Helga Horse's (hu) family (戶) is visiting her in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). For dinner, Helga prepared a ton of bananas (⺁) and a mandarin (口) on top.
hinge / pivot
lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
insect that eats into books, clothing etc / moth-eaten / worm-eaten

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