鹽水

See also: 盐水 and 塩水

Chinese

		salt	water; river
trad. (鹽水)		鹽	水
simp. (盐水)		盐	水

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yánshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): янфи (i͡anfi, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ seoi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iâm-chúi
Wu (Ningbo, Wugniu): ²hi-syu₃

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yánshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: yen²-shui³
  - Yale: yán-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanshoei
  - Palladius: яньшуй (janʹšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: янфи (i͡anfi, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iæ̃²⁴ fi⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jim⁴ seoi²
  - Yale: yìhm séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâm-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: iâm-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iamzuie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iam¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iam²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ²hi-syu₃
  - MiniDict: hi^平 syu^上
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /hi²² sz̩ʷ⁵¹/

Noun

鹽水

salt solution; brine
二次精製鹽水／二次精制盐水 ― èrcì jīngzhì yánshuǐ ― secondary refined brine

Synonyms

鹹水／咸水 (xiánshuǐ)

Antonyms

淡水 (dànshuǐ)

Derived terms

吊鹽水 / 吊盐水 (diào yánshuǐ)
生理食鹽水 / 生理食盐水
生理鹽水 / 生理盐水 (shēnglǐ yánshuǐ)
鹽水佛 / 盐水佛
鹽水區 / 盐水区
鹽水溪 / 盐水溪 (Yánshuǐ Xī)
鹽水蜂炮 / 盐水蜂炮
鹽水選種 / 盐水选种
鹽水針 / 盐水针
鹽水飯 / 盐水饭
鹽水鴨 / 盐水鸭 (yánshuǐyā)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yánshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Kiâm-chúi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yánshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yánshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: Yen²-shui³
  - Yale: Yán-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanshoei
  - Palladius: Яньшуй (Janʹšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
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/

Proper noun

鹽水

(～區) Yanshuei, Yanshui (a district of Tainan, Taiwan)
- 此外，將軍區北埔里、鹽水區飯店里也有台灣環頸雉棲息。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
  此外，将军区北埔里、盐水区饭店里也有台湾环颈雉栖息。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
  From: 7 November 2017, Formosan ring-necked pheasants spotted in Tainan 西港金砂里出現二十多隻台灣環頸雉, Taipei Times, 楊金城, EDWARD JONES, trans.
  Cǐwài, Jiāngjūn Qū Běipǔ Lǐ, Yánshuǐ Qū Fàndiàn Lǐ yě yǒu Táiwān Huánjǐngzhì qīxí. [Pinyin]
  There have also been separate sightings of Formosan ring-necked pheasants perching in Beipu Borough in Jiangjun District and in Fandian Borough in the city’s Yanshuei District.

Descendants

→ English: Yanshuei, Yanshui, Yenshui

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鹽	水
しお Hyōgai	みず Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
鹽	水
えん Hyōgai	すい Grade: 1
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 鹽水 – see the following entry.

【塩水しおみず】	[noun] brine (salt water)
【塩水えんすい】	[noun] brine

(This term, 鹽水, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
鹽	水

Noun

鹽水 • (yeomsu) (hangeul 염수)

hanja form^? of 염수 (“brine”)