薪水

Chinese

	fuel; salary	water; river
trad. (薪水)	薪	水
simp. ^#(薪水)	薪	水
Literally: “firewood and water”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xīnshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄕㄨㄟˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xin¹ sui³
Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ seoi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîn-súi
Northern Min (KCR): séng-sṳ̌
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sin-súi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnshuǐ → xīnshui (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄕㄨㄟˇ → ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄕㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinshue̊i
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-shui⁵
  - Yale: syīn-shwei
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shin.shoei
  - Palladius: синьшуй (sinʹšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ɕin⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²/
  - Homophones:
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    心水
    薪水
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xin¹ sui³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xinsui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ suei⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: san¹ seoi²
  - Yale: sān séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîn-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: xin^ˊ sui^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xin¹ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /sin²⁴ su̯i³¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: séng-sṳ̌
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /seiŋ⁵⁴ sy²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-súi
  - Tâi-lô: sin-suí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sinsuie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sin³³ sui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ sui⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: sin sywijX

Rime
Character	薪	水
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)	脂 (18)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	息鄰切	式軌切
Baxter	sin	sywijX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siɪn/	/ɕˠiuɪ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/sin/	/ɕʷᵚi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/sjen/	/ɕiuɪ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sin/	/ɕjwi^X/
Li Rong	/siĕn/	/ɕjui^X/
Wang Li	/sĭĕn/	/ɕwi^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/si̯ĕn/	/ɕwi^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xīn	shuǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	san¹	seoi²

Noun

薪水

wage; salary; pay; remuneration (Classifier: 筆／笔 m c)
(literary) daily necessity

Synonyms

(wage):

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工薪 (gōngxīn)
工資 / 工资 (gōngzī)
工鈿 / 工钿 (¹kon-di) (Wu)
工錢 / 工钱 (gōngqián)
工鐳 / 工镭 (Singapore Hokkien)
薪俸 (xīnfèng)
薪禾 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
薪資 / 薪资 (xīnzī)
薪酬 (xīnchóu)
薪金 (xīnjīn)

(daily necessity):

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布帛菽粟 (bùbóshūsù)
必需品 (bìxūpǐn)
日常用品 (rìcháng yòngpǐn)
日用品 (rìyòngpǐn)
柴米油鹽 / 柴米油盐 (cháimǐyóuyán)
柴米油鹽醬醋茶 / 柴米油盐酱醋茶 (chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá)
油鹽醬醋 / 油盐酱醋 (yóuyánjiàngcù)
生活用品 (shēnghuó yòngpǐn)
用物 (yòngwù) (literary)
粟帛 (sùbó) (literary)
開門七件事 / 开门七件事 (kāimén qī jiàn shì)

Derived terms

薪水之勞 / 薪水之劳

Korean

Hanja in this term
薪	水

Noun

薪水 • (sinsu) (hangeul 신수)

hanja form^? of 신수