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三个和尚没水喝
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) / fig. everybody's business is nobody's business / (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
Characters and words in 三个和尚没水喝
three / 3
used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
variant of 個|个[ge4]
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual
old variant of 和[he2]
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4]
to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
old variant of 和[he2] / harmonious
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]) / (math.) sum / to make peace / (sports) to draw; to tie / (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) Japan; Japanese
still / yet / to value / to esteem
(negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not
drowned / to end / to die / to inundate
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
to drink / variant of 嗬[he1]
to shout
Words with 三个和尚没水喝
三个和尚没水喝
is not used as a component in another word.
Sentences with 三个和尚没水喝
三个和尚没水喝 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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