威水

Chinese

Etymology 1

		power; might; prestige	water; river
trad. (威水)		威	水
simp. #(威水)		威	水

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ seoi²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai¹ seoi²
    • Yale: wāi séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei¹ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Adjective

威水

1. (Cantonese) excellent; outstanding (clarification of this definition is needed)

Etymology 2

		power; might; prestige	water; river
trad. (威水)		威	水
simp. #(威水)		威	水

威 (wai¹) (short for 威士忌 (wai¹ si⁶ gei^6-2, “whiskey”)) + 水 (seoi², “water”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ seoi²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai¹ seoi²
    • Yale: wāi séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei¹ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Noun

威水

1. (Cantonese) whiskey