乌鸦喝水

烏鴉喝水
wūyāhēshuǐ
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 The Crow and the Pitcher (Aesop's fable)
  2. 2 the crow drinks water (Chinese primary-school fable)

Examples

《Wūyā Hē Shuǐ》 gàosù wǒmen yào dòng nǎojīn.
'The Crow Drinks Water' teaches us to use our heads.
Xiǎoshíhòu dàjiā dōu xué guò wūyā hē shuǐ de gùshì.
Everyone learned the story of the crow drinking water as a child.

Tips

culture
Aesop's fable retold in Chinese primary-school textbooks: a thirsty crow drops pebbles into a tall jug to raise the water level. Used as a go-to example of 开动脑筋 (using your brain) and lateral thinking.

In Pop Culture

乌鸦喝水 Wūyā Hē Shuǐ
The Crow and the Pitcher
Aesop fable in PRC primary-school reading curriculum, often the first story Chinese kids encounter about problem-solving.

Stroke Order

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