Xiàtiān de bàngwǎn, jǐ zhī yāzi zài chítáng lǐ xìshuǐ.
On summer evenings, a few ducks splash about in the pond.
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鸳鸯戏水, a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water side by side, is a classic symbol of a loving couple, often embroidered on wedding pillowcases and quilts.
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戏水 is the descriptive, written word, common in captions and travel writing. In everyday speech people say 玩水.
