力水

Chinese

		power; force; strength	water; river
simp. and trad. (力水)		力	水
anagram		水力

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): lik⁶ seoi²
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): lid⁶ sui³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lik⁶ seoi²
  - Yale: lihk séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lik⁹ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: lig⁶ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: lid⁶ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /lit̚⁵ suɪ³¹/

Noun

力水

(Cantonese, Hakka) physical strength; physical power; energy

Synonyms

力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
力息 (lì-sĭ) (Northern Min)
力氣 / 力气 (lìqi)
力量 (lìliàng)
勁頭 / 劲头 (jìntóu) (colloquial)
強力 / 强力 (qiánglì)
旅力 (lǚlì) (literary)
氣力 / 气力 (qìlì)
筋力 (jīnlì)
膂力 (lǚlì)
體力 / 体力 (tǐlì)

Related terms

鋼水 / 钢水 (gong³ seoi²)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
力	水
ちから Grade: 1	みず Grade: 1

Etymology

Compound of 力 (“strength, power”) +‎ 水 (“water”).

Noun

力(ちから)水(みず) • (chikara mizu)

(sumo) chikara mizu, water used by rikishi to ritually cleanse the mouth before a match