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up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
water; river
simp. and trad.
(上水)
anagram 水上

Pronunciation 1

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Verb

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上水

  1. to add water (to a kettle, field, etc.)
  2. to sail against the current
  3. to feed water to a steam engine or radiator (of a car, ship, etc.)
  4. to sprinkle water on vegetables or fruit
  5. (Cantonese) to come out of the water
    捨得上水 [Cantonese, trad.]
    舍得上水 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 jau4 zo2 seng4 sap6 go3 tong4 laa3 wo3, se2 dak1 soeng5 seoi2 mei6 aa3? [Jyutping]
    You've already swum like ten laps. Are you going to get out of the water yet?
  6. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) to reappear after disappearing for a long period of time
    Synonym: 浮頭浮头 (pou4 tau4)
  7. (Southern Min) to unload a ship
  8. (Hakka) to be submerged in floodwater
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  • (to unload a ship): (Hokkien) 起水

Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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上水

  1. upstream; upper reaches of a river

Pronunciation 3

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Proper noun

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上水

  1. Sheung Shui (an area in Hong Kong)

Pronunciation 4

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Noun

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上水

  1. (Southwestern Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka) haslet

Pronunciation 5

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Verb

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上水

  1. (Min) to draw water from a well

Noun

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上水

  1. (Southern Min) edema; dropsy
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