霧水

Chinese

fog; mist water; river
trad. (霧水)
simp. (雾水)
anagram 水霧水雾

Pronunciation


Noun

霧水

  1. fog; mist; water droplets in fog
  2. (Cantonese, Zhongshan Min) dew
  3. (figurative) fleeting thing
  4. (archaic) rainwater

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 一頭霧水 / 一头雾水 (yītóuwùshuǐ)
  • 霧水夫妻 / 雾水夫妻
  • 霧水桃花 / 雾水桃花
  • 霧水葛 / 雾水葛

Verb

霧⫽水 (verb-object)

  1. (Hokkien) to splash water with mouth

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