What is the original meaning of "water" in the idiom "a strip of clothing carries water"?

Water "originally refers to the Yangtze River.

Idiom: One garment carries water.

Pinyin: y, y and d à i shu ǐ

Explanation: A long and narrow body of water. Although it is separated by rivers, lakes and seas, the distance is not far enough to be an obstacle to communication.

Source: History of Chen Houzhu: "I am the parents of the people, how can I save lives without water?"

For example, Hong Kong and Chinese mainland are separated only by water. ★ Lu Xun's Brief Introduction to Hong Kong

Pinyin code: yyds

Synonym:? Separated by water, close at hand, close at hand.

Antonym:? Far apart, the ends of the earth, Qian Shan.

Riddle: undershirt; rain cape

Usage: as predicate, attribute and object; Refers to short distance

English: long and narrow waters

Story: In 58 1 year, Emperor Wendi of the Sui Dynasty replaced the Northern Zhou Dynasty as emperor and established the Sui Dynasty, which was called Emperor Wendi. After unifying the north, facing the Chen Dynasty south of the Yangtze River, he wanted to unify the whole country. He often says to his subordinates, "I am the parents of ordinary people. Can the Yangtze River like a belt stop me from saving people there? " So he sent his troops across the river to destroy Chen.

Make sentences:

(1) In a distant place, our neighbors separated only by a strip of water are suffering from terrible genocide recently. Local aborigines have wiped out all the immigrants, not only China people who have been promoting the national economic development but have always been jealous, but even immigrants with similar skin color but different races have been killed by hatred. The cruelty of killing people is disgusting and disgusting.

(2) In this respect, China's leaders can learn from their Japanese neighbors separated only by a strip of water, in particular, they should specifically study what to do and what not to do.

(3) Taiwan Province Province and our mainland are separated only by a strip of water, and we will certainly protect it.

(4) China and Japan are close neighbors separated only by water.

(5) China and Japan are separated only by a strip of water and have frequent economic exchanges since ancient times.

(6) Xindianxi is only a strip of water, and people on both sides of the strait have heard about it.

So we can be separated only by a strip of water with Vietnam, Korea and Japan.

We are neighbors separated only by a strip of water.

(9) Korea, as a neighbor separated by a strip of water, is particularly affected, which is manifested in the academic core system of Korean traditional medicine.

(10) This small river is gurgling.

(1 1) How can you give up easily when you see these situations?