wàng
chuān
qiū
shuǐ

idiom
common

Meaning of 望穿秋水

望穿秋水 means to gaze through autumn waters; to await eagerly; to long anxiously. Pronounced wàng chuān qiū shuǐ.

  • to gaze through autumn waters; to await eagerly; to long anxiously

Definitions & Examples

wàng
chuān穿
qiū
shuǐ
 
zhōng
děng
dào
le
yuǎn
fāng
de
yóu
 

She waited with eager longing, and finally the wanderer from afar returned.

Lǎo
rén
wàng
chuān穿
qiū
shuǐ
 
pàn
zhe
ér
guī
lái
 

The old man gazed with longing, hoping for his son's return.

Wàng
chuān穿
qiū
shuǐ
 
jiàn
rén
 

I gaze through autumn waters, but do not see that person.