一清如水

Traditional form:

一清如水

Pinyin (reading):

yīqīngrúshuǐ

Definitions:

• lit. as clear as water (idiom)
• fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 清 - clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 清 - clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice