| 温水煮青蛙 |
wēn shuǐ zhǔ qīng wā |
(fig.) introducing change incrementally so that it arouses little resistance; gradual change that goes unnoticed until it's too late |
| 温 |
Wēn |
surname Wen |
| 温 |
wēn |
warm; lukewarm / to warm up / (bound form) temperature / (bound form) mild; soft; tender / to review (a lesson etc) / (TCM) fever / epidemic; pestilence (old variant of 瘟) |
| 水 |
Shuǐ |
surname Shui / Shui ethnic group |
| 水 |
shuǐ |
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |
| 煮 |
zhǔ |
variant of 煮 |
| 煮 |
zhǔ |
to cook / to boil |
| 青 |
Qīng |
short name for Qinghai 青海 |
| 青 |
qīng |
green / blue / black / youth / young (of people) |
| 青蛙 |
qīng wā |
frog (CL:只) / (old) (slang) ugly guy |
| 蛙 |
wā |
frog / CL:只 |
| 蛙 |
wā |
old variant of 蛙 |