溫吞水

See also: 温吞水

Chinese

		lukewarm; neither hot nor cold; slow and passive lukewarm; neither hot nor cold; slow and passive; unenthusiastic	water; river
trad. (溫吞水/温吞水)		溫吞/温吞	水
simp. (温吞水)		温吞	水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wēntūnshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄣㄊㄨㄣㄕㄨㄟˇ
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹uen-then₁-sy₅ / ¹uen-then₁-syu₃ / ¹uen-then₁-suei₃

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wēntūnshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄣㄊㄨㄣㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wuntunshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: wên¹-tʻun¹-shui³
  - Yale: wēn-twūn-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uentuenshoei
  - Palladius: вэньтуньшуй (vɛnʹtunʹšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən⁵⁵ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹uen-then₁-sy₅
  - MiniDict: uen^平 then^平 sy^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹un-then₁-sr₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /uən⁵⁵ tʰən³³ sz̩²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹uen-then₁-syu₃
  - MiniDict: uen^平 then^平 syu^上
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /uən⁴⁴ tʰən⁴⁴ sz̩ʷ/
- (Northern: Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹uen-then₁-suei₃
  - MiniDict: uen^平 then^平 suei^上
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /un³³ tʰen³⁴ szʷei⁵²/

Noun

溫吞水

(chiefly Wu) lukewarm water; water that is neither hot nor cold
(figurative) a person of slow or passive temperament; stagnant development