水尾

Chinese

water; river tail
simp. and trad.
(水尾)
anagram 尾水

Pronunciation


Noun

水尾

  1. (literary or Hakka, Southern Min) downstream regions of a river
  2. (Cantonese) leftover goods
  3. (Cantonese) leftovers
  4. (Cantonese) end of an event, news, popularity, etc.

Synonyms

  • (downstream regions): 下游 (xiàyóu)

Antonyms

Proper noun

水尾

  1. (dated) former name of Ruisui, Hualien, prior to Japanese rule

Synonyms

References

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (mioみを (miwo)?

  1. alternative spelling of (waterway; water channel)

Proper noun

()() • (Mioみを (Miwo)?

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

Etymology 2

Various nanori readings.

Proper noun

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 1

Grade: S
on'yomi

(すい)() • (Suibi

  1. a unisex given name



Kanji in this term
みず
Grade: 1

Grade: S
kun'yomi

(みず)() • (Mizuoみづを (Midwo)?

  1. A place name.
  2. a surname



Kanji in this term
みず(の)
Grade: 1

Grade: S
kun'yomi

(みずの)() • (Mizunooみづのを (Midunowo)?

  1. a surname

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN