一潭死水 [－－－－]

Jyutping jat1 taam4 sei2 seoi2
Pinyin yī tán sǐ shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. a pool of stagnant water
  2. stagnant or listless condition
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    了​無生​氣​嘅​水中​生態​環境​；​亦​都​引申​指無所作​為​嘅​環​境
    a pool of stagnant water; figuratively, stagnant or listless condition
    • 股市一潭死水，冇人敢入市。
      股市一潭死水，冇人敢入市。
      gu2 si5 jat1 taam4 sei2 seoi2, mou5 jan4 gam2 jap6 si5.
      The stock market is like a pool of stagnant water that no one dares invest.
  2. 參看
    一池死水
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    a stagnant and spiritless situation
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    股市一潭死水，冇人敢入市。
    股市一潭死水，冇人敢入市。
    gu2 si5 jat1 taam4 sei2 seoi2, mou5 jan4 gam2 jap6 si5.
    • The stock market is like a pool of stagnant water that no one dares invest.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个计划搞咗咁耐，仲系一潭死水。
    呢個計劃搞咗咁耐，仲係一潭死水。
    • You've dealt with your project for so long, but it's still like a pool of stagnant water (little progress).