引水入墙 in English yin3 shui3 ru4 qiang2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to lead the water through the wall
  • to ask for trouble (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

引 水 入 墙

Traditional Characters

引 水 入 牆

Pinyin

yin3 shui3 ru4 qiang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

引yin3to draw (e.g. a bow) 水shui3surname Shui 入ru4to enter 墙qiang2variant of 牆|墙[qiang2], wall