灑灑水

Chinese

		spill; sprinkle	spill; sprinkle	water; river
trad. (灑灑水)		灑	灑	水
simp. (洒洒水)		洒	洒	水

Etymology

From Cantonese 濕濕碎 / 湿湿碎 (sap¹ sap¹ seoi³). Phonetically matched with 灑水／洒水 (sǎshuǐ, “to sprinkle some water”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sǎsǎshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄚˇ ㄙㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sǎsǎshuǐ [Phonetic: sásáshuǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄚˇ ㄙㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǎsǎshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: sa³-sa³-shui³
  - Yale: sǎ-sǎ-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saasaashoei
  - Palladius: сасашуй (sasašuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Phrase

灑灑水

(Mandarin) trivial; piece of cake; no big deal

Synonyms

毛毛雨 (máomaoyǔ) (in figurative sense)