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水到渠成 (seoi2 dou3 keoi4 sing4) — the channel is readily formed just as the water comes in Cantonese

seoiˊ²水dou˗₃到keoiˎ₄渠singˎ₄成
Mandarin Pinyin: shui3 dao4 qu2 cheng2

Meaning of 水到渠成

nounthe channel is readily formed just as the water comes
nounsuccess is assured when conditions are ripe

Characters in 水到渠成

水seoi2
extra charge/income
到dou3
arrive; reach; get to
渠keoi4
big; chief
成sing4
one tenth; 10 per cent

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