jat1 ci4 cau1 seoi2一池秋水
Jyutpingjat1 ci4 cau1 seoi2
Yaleyāt chìh chāu séui
Definition
Quiet, undisturbed water; a pool of autumn water.
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How it's used
This idiom describes a state of absolute stillness, tranquility, or lack of disturbance. It is frequently used in literary or descriptive contexts to depict a person's composed emotional state or a serene landscape. While it shares the same meaning as 一池春水, the choice between autumn and spring is largely stylistic and interchangeable.
Examples
Their heart is as calm as a still autumn pond.
The environment here is truly like a still autumn pond.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
