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Water testing the waters
  Explanation: As the water splashed rocks, did not join. Turn a deaf ear or metaphor made no effect.
  Source: When Yang Song, "Kameyama Quotations" when Xie was said also. Xie honest, but not as Mr. Wu Cong. Therefore, every word Yangjun Cong Ming Ming, Xie Jun water testing the waters, and then call it good also not a bad idea. "
No. 2
  As the water splashed to the stone, did not join. Analogy deaf ear or made ineffective.
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No. 3
  词 目 如水投石
  发 音 rú shuǐ tóu shí
  释 义 像水泼向石头,丝毫不入。比喻听而不闻或言无效果。
  出 处唐·白居易《唐淮节度史李公家庙碑铭序》:“迁中书舍人,承颜造膝,知无不言,献替启沃,如水投石。”
  示 例 宋·杨时《龟山语录》:“时谢显道亦在。谢为人诚实,但聪悟不及先生。故明道每言杨君聪明,谢君如水投石,然亦未尝不称其善。”