淡水
Chinese
insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen |
water; river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (淡水) | 淡 | 水 | |
| simp. #(淡水) | 淡 | 水 | |
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): taam5 seoi2
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dànshuǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dànshuěi
- Wade–Giles: tan4-shui3
- Yale: dàn-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dannshoei
- Palladius: даньшуй (danʹšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tän⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: taam5 seoi2
- Yale: táahm séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: taam5 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: tam5 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaːm¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thâm-súi
- Hakka Romanization System: tamˊ suiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: tam1 sui3
- Sinological IPA: /tʰam²⁴ su̯i³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: tamˋ shuiˊ
- Sinological IPA: /tʰam⁵³ ʃui²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǎm-súi
- Tâi-lô: tǎm-suí
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tam²² sui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tām-súi
- Tâi-lô: tām-suí
- Phofsit Daibuun: daxmsuie
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tam²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǎm-chúi
- Tâi-lô: tǎm-tsuí
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tam²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tām-chúi
- Tâi-lô: tām-tsuí
- Phofsit Daibuun: daxmzuie
- IPA (Taipei): /tam³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tam²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: dan6 zui2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tăⁿ tsúi
- Sinological IPA (key): /tã³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Noun
淡水
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
See also
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Dànshuǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dànshuěi
- Wade–Giles: Tan4-shui3
- Yale: Dàn-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dannshoei
- Palladius: Даньшуй (Danʹšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tän⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daam6 seoi2
- Yale: daahm séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: daam6 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: dam6 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːm²² sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tham-súi
- Hakka Romanization System: tam suiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: tam4 sui3
- Sinological IPA: /tʰam⁵⁵ su̯i³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: tam˖ shuiˊ
- Sinological IPA: /tʰam³³ ʃui²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tām-chúi
- Tâi-lô: Tām-tsuí
- Phofsit Daibuun: daxmzuie
- IPA (Taipei): /tam³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tām-súi
- Tâi-lô: Tām-suí
- Phofsit Daibuun: daxmsuie
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam³³⁻²¹ sui⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /tam³³⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Proper noun
淡水
- (～區, formerly ～鎮) Tamsui (a sea-side district in New Taipei City, Taiwan)
- (～街道, formerly ～鎮) Dansui (a subdistrict of Huiyang district, Huizhou, Guangdong)
- (～河) Tamsui (a river in northern Taiwan)
Descendants
References
- (Min Nan) “淡水”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 淡 | 水 |
| たん Grade: S |
すい Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
淡 (“tasteless”) + 水 (“water”)
Noun
淡水 • (tansui)
Antonyms
See also
- 真水 (mamizu, “drinking water”)
- 飲用水 (in'yōsui, “drinking water”)