《徐霞客游记·黔游日记四》
下关来走半里，有股细流流入凿成钵孟状的石坑中，叫 一碗水 ，走路的人用嘴就着饮水。
下关半里，凿石坎停细流一盂，曰 一碗水 ，行者以口就而啜之。
Half a mile further down the river, a trickle of water flows into a stone pit carved into the shape of a bowl or cup, called "a bowl of water" from which travelers can drink.