水深

shuǐshēn
  1. depth (of waterway)
  2. sounding

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) having hidden goings-on; having shady plots
  2. (literally) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 水 (shuǐ), 深 (shēn).
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 水 (shuǐ), 深 (shēn).
  4. depth of water; depth (of a water body)
  5. having hidden goings-on; having shady plots

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 水 shuǐ
  1. water
  2. (after a name) ... River
  3. to swim (used mostly in 會水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
  4. (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  5. (bound form) additional cost; extra income
  6. classifier for washings of a garment
=2 深 shēn old variant of 深 shēn
=2 深 shēn deep (lit. and fig.)

Containing this entry

水深火熱 shuǐshēnhuǒrè
  1. deep water and scorching fire
  2. abyss of suffering (idiom)

Related entries

深度 shēndù
  1. depth
  2. (of a speech etc) profundity
  3. advanced stage of development
患者现在处于深度昏迷状态。

The patient is in a deep coma.

The patient is in a state of profound stupor.

Source: Tatoeba

淺深 qiǎnshēn depth (archaic)
縱深 zòngshēn
  1. depth (from front to rear)
  2. depth (into a territory)
  3. span (of time)
  4. (fig.) depth (of deployment, progress, development etc)
深淺 shēnqiǎn
  1. deep or shallow
  2. depth (of the sea)
  3. limits of decorum
淵玄 yuānxuán
  1. profundity
  2. depth
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