shuǐ
jiāo

idiom
common

Meaning of 水米无交

水米无交 means to have absolutely no contact or dealings; (of officials) to be incorruptible and have no economic exchanges with common people. Pronounced shuǐ mǐ wú jiāo.

  • to have absolutely no contact or dealings; (of officials) to be incorruptible and have no economic exchanges with common people

Definitions & Examples

zài
zhè
ge
cūn
zi
dāng
le
shí
nián
cūn
zhǎng
 
què
cūn
mín
shuǐ
jiāo
 
shí
fēn
qīng
lián
 

He served as village chief for ten years, yet had absolutely no economic dealings with the villagers, remaining extremely honest and incorruptible.

cóng
zhēng
chǎo
hòu
 
liǎng
jiā
rén
biàn便
shuǐ
jiāo
 
lái
wǎng
 

Since that argument, the two families have had no contact whatsoever and do not interact with each other.

Zhè
wèi
zhī
rén
shuǐ
jiāo
 
dāng
bǎi
xìng
chēng
sòng
 

This prefect had no corrupt dealings with the people, and all the local commoners praised him without exception.