鹹水
See also: 咸水
Chinese
| salty | water; river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鹹水) | 鹹 | 水 | |
| simp. (咸水) | 咸 | 水 | |
| alternative forms | 咸水 | ||
Etymology
- “overseas remittance”
- In the past when airplanes were not popular, people travelled abroad by ships across the sea, i.e. salty water.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiánshuǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siánshuěi
- Wade–Giles: hsien2-shui3
- Yale: syán-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanshoei
- Palladius: сяньшуй (sjanʹšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- Homophones:
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鹹水 / 咸水
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haam4 seoi2
- Yale: hàahm séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: haam4 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: ham4 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâm-chúi
- Tâi-lô: kiâm-tsuí
- Phofsit Daibuun: kiamzuie
- IPA (Xiamen): /kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiam¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /kiam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiam²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
鹹水
- salt water; brine
- (Cantonese, dated) Hong Kong dollar
- (Cantonese) overseas remittance (often of overseas Chinese)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) water for flushing toilets
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 港幣 (“Hong Kong dollar”) [map]
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “salt water”): 淡水 (dànshuǐ)
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鹹 | 水 |
| かん Hyōgai |
すい Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
鹹水 • (kansui)