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水到渠成
  seoi2 dou3 keoi4 sing4   jyutping
  shui3 dao4 qu2 cheng2   pinyin
success is assured when conditions are ripe
[literal] the channel is readily formed just as the water comes

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
水到渠成

This word has been viewed 1444 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by AliceWong on 8th Aug 2010 18:31 and last edited on 31st Oct 2012 10:25
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Characters in this word:

 seoi2  -  water; liquid; dough (money)
 dou3 dou3*2  -  arrive; go to
 keoi4  -  ditch; drain; channel
 sing4 seng4  -  succeed; achieve; grow; one tenth; whole
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