情与水争淡话与酒比烈
[qíng yŭ shuĭ zhēng dàn huà yŭ jiŭ bĭ liè]
Love Contending with Water, Words as Fierce as Wine: On the surface, love should be passionate while water represents tranquility, words are like wine which signifies liveliness and exuberance, expressing feelings about love being as light as running water but also implying that conversations should have depth or interest beyond mere banality.