雨水

Chinese

		rain	water; river
trad. (雨水)		雨	水
simp. ^#(雨水)		雨	水

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yǔshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄩˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yu³ sui³
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁵ seoi²
Gan (Wiktionary): 'y³ sui³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yí-súi

(Hailu, HRS): rhi^ˊ shui^ˊ
Eastern Min (BUC): ṳ̄-cūi
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hou⁵ zui³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hō͘-chúi / hǒ͘-chúi / hǔ-chúi

(Teochew, Peng'im): hou⁶ zui²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yu-sy
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): y³ xyei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǔshuǐ [Phonetic: yúshuǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǔshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: yü³-shui³
  - Yale: yǔ-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeushoei
  - Palladius: юйшуй (jujšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yu³ sui³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ysui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵³ suei⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁵ seoi²
  - Yale: yúh séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁵ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁵ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'y³ sui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈy²¹³⁻²⁴ sui²¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yí-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: i^ˋ sui^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi³ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /i³¹ su̯i³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yí-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)i^ˋ sui^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi³ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i³¹ su̯i³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: rhi^ˊ shui^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /ʒi²⁴⁻³³ ʃui²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ṳ̄-cūi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³³⁻³⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒui³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hou⁵ zui³ [Phonetic: hou⁵ lui³]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hō-cûi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔu¹¹ ^(t͡s-)lui⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hou⁵ zui³ [Phonetic: hou⁵ lui³]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔu²¹ ^(t͡s-)lui³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: hōo-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoxzuie
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǒ͘-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: hǒo-tsuí
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /hɔ³³⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Longyan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǔ-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: hǔ-tsuí
  - IPA (Longyan): /hu⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡sui²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hou⁶ zui²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hŏu tsúi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶yu-sy
  - MiniDict: yu^去 sy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhy-sr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦy²² sz̩⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: y³ xyei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁴¹ ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹/

Noun

雨水

Synonyms

(Wu) 天落水

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Yǔshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄩˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Yu³ sui³
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁵ seoi²
Gan (Wiktionary): 'y³ sui³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Yí-súi

(Hailu, HRS): rhi^ˊ shui^ˊ

(Meixian, Guangdong): yi³ sui³
Jin (Wiktionary): y² sui²
Northern Min (KCR): Hṳ̄-sṳ̌
Eastern Min (BUC): Ṳ̄-cūi
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): y³ sui³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Ú-súi / Í-súi / Í-chúi

(Teochew, Peng'im): u² sui²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yu-sy
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): y³ xyei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yǔshuǐ [Phonetic: yúshuǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yǔshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: Yü³-shui³
  - Yale: Yǔ-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yeushoei
  - Palladius: Юйшуй (Jujšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: Yu³ sui³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Ysui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵³ suei⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁵ seoi²
  - Yale: yúh séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁵ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁵ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'y³ sui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈy²¹³⁻²⁴ sui²¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yí-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: i^ˋ sui^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi³ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /i³¹ su̯i³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yí-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)i^ˋ sui^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi³ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i³¹ su̯i³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: rhi^ˊ shui^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /ʒi²⁴⁻³³ ʃui²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yi³ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /i³¹ suɪ³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: y² sui²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /y⁵³⁻¹¹ suei⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Hṳ̄-sṳ̌
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xy⁵⁵ sy²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ṳ̄-cūi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³³⁻³⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒui³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: y³ sui³ [Phonetic: y⁵ lui³]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Ṳ̂-sûi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^(ɬ-)lui⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: y³ sui³ [Phonetic: y⁵ lui³]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³³²⁻²¹ ^(ɬ-)lui³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ú-súi
  - Tâi-lô: Ú-suí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: wsuie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /u⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /u⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /u⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Í-súi
  - Tâi-lô: Í-suí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ysuie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Longyan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Í-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: Í-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: yzuie
  - IPA (Longyan): /i²¹ t͡sui²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: u² sui²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ú súi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵²⁻³⁵ sui⁵²⁻²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶yu-sy
  - MiniDict: yu^去 sy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhy-sr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦy²² sz̩⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: y³ xyei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁴¹ ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: hjuX sywijX

Rime
Character	雨	水
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	脂 (18)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	王矩切	式軌切
Baxter	hjuX	sywijX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɨo^X/	/ɕˠiuɪ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦio^X/	/ɕʷᵚi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣio^X/	/ɕiuɪ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuə̆^X/	/ɕjwi^X/
Li Rong	/ɣio^X/	/ɕjui^X/
Wang Li	/ɣĭu^X/	/ɕwi^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯u^X/	/ɕwi^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǔ	shuǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyu⁵	seoi²

Proper noun

雨水

The "Rain Water", the second of the twenty-four solar terms, around February 18th, 19th, or 20th, after which there should be no more snow, but rain showers are expected.

Coordinate terms

二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
- Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
- Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
- Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (雨水):

→ Japanese: 雨(う)水(すい) (Usui)
→ Korean: 우수(雨水) (usu)
→ Vietnamese: Vũ thủy (雨水)

References

郭启熹 [Guo, Qixi], editor (2016), “雨水”, in 龙岩方言词典 LONGYAN FANGYAN CIDIAN [Dictionary of Longyan dialect] (overall work in Min Nan and Mandarin), Xiamen: 鷺江出版社 [Lujiang Publishing House], →ISBN, pages 60, 83.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
雨	水
あま Grade: 1	みず Grade: 1
kun'yomi

From 雨 (ama, “rain”) + 水 (mizu, “water”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あまみず [àmáꜜmìzù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠ma̠mʲizɨ]

Noun

雨(あま)水(みず) • (amamizu) ^{←あまみづ (amamidu)^?}

rainwater

Synonyms

雨垂(あまだ)れ (amadare, “raindrop”)
雨雫(あめしずく) (ameshizuku, “raindrop”)
雨滴(うてき) (uteki, “raindrop”)
天水(てんすい) (tensui, “rainwater”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
雨	水
う Grade: 1	すい Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese /*ɣioɕjuɪ/ > Japanese /usui/.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) うすい [úꜜsùì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟sɨi]

Proper noun

雨(う)水(すい) • (Usui)

rainwater
The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
雨	水

Noun

雨水 • (usu) (hangeul 우수)

hanja form^? of 우수 (“The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
雨	水

Proper noun

雨水

chữ Hán form of Vũ thủy (“The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".”)

雨水

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

Noun

Synonyms

Pronunciation 2

Proper noun

Coordinate terms

Descendants

References

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Proper noun

See also

References

Korean

Noun

Vietnamese

Proper noun

See also