下水

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	water; river
simp. and trad. (下水)		下	水
anagram		水下

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xiàshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xia⁴ sui³
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ seoi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hā-chúi / hǎ-chúi / hēe-chúi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-shui³
  - Yale: syà-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahshoei
  - Palladius: сяшуй (sjašuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xia⁴ sui³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiasui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕia²¹³ suei⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ seoi²
  - Yale: hah séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² sɵy̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: hā-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haxzuie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: hǎ-tsuí
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: hēe-tsuí
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

Noun

下水

sewage
water drainage, especially after waterlogging

Derived terms

下水道 (xiàshuǐdào)

Verb

下水

(ships) to be launched; to enter the water
to soak in water to shrink cloth or fabric before use
to fall into evil ways; to take to evildoing

Adjective

下水

downstream; going downstream

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xiàshui

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄕㄨㄟ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xia⁴ sui³
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ seoi²
Gan (Wiktionary): ha⁵ sui
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): ha⁴ sui³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hā-súi / hǎ-súi / hēe-súi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàshui
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄕㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàshue̊i
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-shui⁵
  - Yale: syà-shwei
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiah.shuei
  - Palladius: сяшуй (sjašuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xia⁴ sui³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiasui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕia²¹³ suei⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ seoi²
  - Yale: hah séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² sɵy̯³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ha⁵ sui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ha¹¹ sui¹/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ha⁴ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /ha⁵³⁻⁵⁵ suɪ³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-súi
  - Tâi-lô: hā-suí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haxsuie
  - IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ sui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-súi
  - Tâi-lô: hǎ-suí
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² sui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-súi
  - Tâi-lô: hēe-suí
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/

Noun

下水

internal organs of animals; offal; entrails

Synonyms

雜碎／杂碎 (zásuì)
雜割／杂割 (zágē)

Derived terms

下水湯 / 下水汤

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
下	水
げ Grade: 1	すい Grade: 1
goon	on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げすい [gèsúí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɡe̞sɨi]

Noun

下(げ)水(すい) • (gesui)

sewage
ditch; culvert
Synonym: 暗渠 (ankyo)
slop bowl
Synonyms: 建水 (kensui), 水翻し (mizukoboshi)
(slang) menstruation

Derived terms

下水道(げすいどう) (gesuidō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
下	水
した Grade: 1	みず Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕita̠mʲizɨ]

Noun

下(した)水(みず) • (shitamizu) ^{←したみづ (sitamidu)^?}

water that flows underneath the surface
the 氺 kanji component

References

“下水”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
“下水” in Weblio Dictionary.

Korean

Hanja in this term
下	水

Noun

下水 • (hasu) (hangeul 하수)

hanja form^? of 하수 (“sewage”)