露水

Chinese

		to show; to reveal; to expose to show; to reveal; to expose; dew	water; river
trad. (露水)		露	水
simp. ^#(露水)		露	水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): lùshui, lùshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ ˙ㄕㄨㄟ, ㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): лўфи (lwfi, III-I) / лўфи (lwfi, III-0) / луфи (lufi, III-III) / луфи (lufi, III-0)
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁶ seoi²
Gan (Wiktionary): 'lu⁵ sui³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): lu-súi

(Meixian, Guangdong): lu⁴ sui³
Northern Min (KCR): sū-sṳ̌
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lō͘-chúi / lò͘-chúi / lǒ͘-chúi / lù-chúi

(Teochew, Peng'im): lou⁷ zui²
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶lu-sy₅ / ²lou₆-syu₃ / ⁶lou-syu₃

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lùshui
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ˙ㄕㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lùshue̊i
  - Wade–Giles: lu⁴-shui⁵
  - Yale: lù-shwei
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luh.shuei
  - Palladius: лушуй (lušuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lùshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lùshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: lu⁴-shui³
  - Yale: lù-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhshoei
  - Palladius: лушуй (lušuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: лўфи (lwfi, III-I) / лўфи (lwfi, III-0) / луфи (lufi, III-III) / луфи (lufi, III-0)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁴⁴ fi²⁴/, /lu⁴⁴ fi⁰/, /lou⁴⁴ fi⁴⁴/, /lou⁴⁴ fi⁰/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁶ seoi²
  - Yale: louh séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁶ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁶ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯²² sɵy̯³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'lu⁵ sui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈlu¹¹ sui²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lu-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: lu sui^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lu⁴ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /lu⁵⁵ su̯i³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: lu⁴ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /lu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ suɪ³¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sū-sṳ̌
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁵ sy²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Kinmen, Magong, Taichung, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lō͘-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: lōo-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loxzuie
  - IPA (Tainan): /lɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /lɔ²²⁻¹² t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /lɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Yilan, Sanxia, Hsinchu, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lò͘-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: lòo-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lorzuie
  - IPA (Taipei): /lɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Yilan): /lɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǒ͘-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: lǒo-tsuí
  - IPA (Lukang): /lɔ³³⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Longyan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lù-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: lù-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: luozuie
  - IPA (Longyan): /lu²¹³ t͡sui²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lou⁷ zui²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lōu tsúi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶lu-sy₅
  - MiniDict: lu^去 sy^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lu-sr₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lu²² sz̩⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²lou₆-syu₃
  - MiniDict: lou^去 syu^上
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ləu²² sz̩ʷ³³/
- (Northern: Changzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁶lou-syu₃
  - MiniDict: lou^去 syu^上
  - Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /lɤɯ¹¹ sz̩ʷ²⁴/

Noun

露水

dew
(figurative, attributive) something short-lasting; ephemeral things

Synonyms

(dew):

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露
露水珠 (lùshuǐzhū)
露水珠兒 / 露水珠儿
露水珠子
露珠 (lùzhū)

Dialectal synonyms of 露水 (“dew”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		露, 露水
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	露水
	Taiwan	露水
	Chengde	露水
	Chifeng	露水
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	露水
	Heihe	露水, 露
	Qiqihar	露水
	Harbin	露水, 露
	Jiamusi	露水, 露
	Baicheng	露水
	Changchun	露水
	Tonghua	露水
	Shenyang	露水, 露
	Jinzhou	露水, 露
	Singapore	露
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	露濕
	Tangshan	露水, 露
	Cangzhou	露濕
	Baoding	露水
	Shijiazhuang	露水兒
	Lijin	露水, 露
	Jinan	露水
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	露水
	Dandong	露水, 露
	Yantai	露水, 露
	Yantai (Muping)	露水, 露
	Qingdao	露水, 露
	Zhucheng	露水
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	露水
	Lingbao	露水
	Jining	露水
	Wanrong	露水
	Linfen	露水
	Shangqiu	露水
	Yuanyang	露水, 露
	Zhengzhou	露水
	Xinyang	露水
	Baihe	露水
	Xi'an	露水
	Baoji	露水, 露
	Tianshui	露水
	Xining	露水
	Xuzhou	露水
	Fuyang	露水
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	露水
	Lanzhou	露水
	Dunhuang	露水
	Hami	露水
	Ürümqi	露水
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	露水, 露, 露泊
	Nanchong	露水
	Dazhou	露水
	Hanyuan	露水, 露
	Xichang	露水, 露
	Zigong	露水
	Chongqing	露水
	Wuhan	露水, 露
	Yichang	露水
	Xiangyang	露水
	Tianmen	露水, 露
	Guiyang	露水
	Zunyi	露水
	Bijie	露水
	Liping	露水
	Zhaotong	露水, 露
	Dali	露水
	Kunming	露水, 露
	Mengzi	露
	Guilin	露水
	Liuzhou	露水
	Jishou	露水
	Changde	露水
	Hanzhong	露水, 露
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	露水
	Yangzhou	露水, 露
	Lianyungang	露水
	Lianshui	露水
	Nantong	露水
	Anqing	露水
	Wuhu	露水
	Hefei	露水
	Hong'an	露水
Cantonese	Guangzhou	露水, 霧水
	Hong Kong	露水
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	露水
	Macau	露水
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	霧水
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	露水
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	霧水
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	霧水
	Foshan	霧水
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	霧水
	Foshan (Shunde)	露水
	Foshan (Sanshui)	霧水
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	露水
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	露水
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	露水
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	霧水
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	露水
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	霧水
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	霧水
	Taishan	霧水
	Kaiping (Chikan)	霧水
	Enping (Niujiang)	霧水
	Heshan (Yayao)	露水
	Dongguan	霧水
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	露霧
	Yangjiang	霧水
Gan	Nanchang	露水
	Lichuan	露水
	Pingxiang	露水
Hakka	Meixian	露水
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	露水
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	露水
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	露水
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	露水
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	露水
	Yudu	露水, 露
Huizhou	Jixi	露水
Huizhou	Shexian	露水
Jin	Taiyuan	露水
	Yangyuan	露水, 露
	Datong	露水
	Xinzhou	露水
	Lüliang (Lishi)	露水
	Changzhi	露水
	Linhe	露水, 露
	Jining	露水
	Hohhot	露水, 露
	Erenhot	露水
	Pingshan	露水
	Zhangjiakou	露水
	Handan	露水
	Linzhou	露水
	Suide	露水
Northern Min	Jian'ou	露水
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	露, 露水
Southern Min	Xiamen	露水
	Taipei	露水
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	露水
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	露水
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	露水
	Kaohsiung	露水
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	露水
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	露水
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	露水
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	露水
	Yilan	露水
	Yilan (Toucheng)	露水
	Changhua (Lukang)	露水
	Taichung	露水
	Tainan	露水
	Tainan (Anping)	露水
	Hsinchu	露水
	Kinmen	露水
	Penghu (Magong)	露水
	Penghu (Xiyu)	露水
	Longyan	露水
	Chaozhou	露水
	Leizhou	麻露
	Wenchang	毛露
	Haikou	毛露, 毛露水
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	霧水
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	霧露水
Wu	Shanghai	露水
	Shanghai (Chongming)	露水
	Suzhou	露水
	Danyang	露水, 味水
	Hangzhou	露水
	Ningbo	露水
	Wenzhou	露水
	Jinhua	露水
Xiang	Changsha	露水
	Loudi	露水
	Shuangfeng	露水

Derived terms

露水交道
露水做海水
露水夫妻
露水姻緣 / 露水姻缘
露水珠兒 / 露水珠儿