In workplace slang, slacking off or putting in little effort.
Read the expression#
huá shuǐ
The pinyin line gives the expression’s Mandarin reading or, for an initialism, its Chinese expansion. It does not prescribe how every person reads a sequence of letters or digits aloud.
An authored example#
今天别划水了。
Let us stop slacking off today.
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Evidence and limits#
The linked report documents this expression at its publication date. It does not establish how many people use it now, where it first originated, or whether a particular reader will understand it. Use the full words when clarity matters.