喙水

Chinese

		beak; to pant	water; river
simp. and trad. (喙水)		喙	水
alternative forms		嘴水

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhùi-chúi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhùi-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: tshuì-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhuiezuie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

Noun

喙水

1. (Southern Min) eloquence

Synonyms

• 口才 (kǒucái)
• 喙舌 (Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 喙花 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 詞華／词华 (cíhuá) (literary)
• 談鋒／谈锋 (tánfēng)
• 講打／讲打 (gōng-dā) (Eastern Min)
• 辭令／辞令 (cílìng) (language appropriate to the occasion)
• 辯才／辩才 (biàncái)

 

Derived terms

• 花食露水，人食喙水
• 賣喙水／卖喙水