抽水
Chinese
editto draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump | water; river | ||
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simp. and trad. (抽水) |
抽 | 水 | |
anagram | 水抽 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄡ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: choushuěi
- Wade–Giles: chʻou1-shui3
- Yale: chōu-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choushoei
- Palladius: чоушуй (čoušuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: cau1 seoi2
- Yale: chāu séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsau1 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: ceo1 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
- Homophones:
抽水
秋水
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
Verb
edit抽⫽水 (verb-object)
- to flush; to pump (of water)
- to shrink in the wash
- (Cantonese) to draw some money from each gambling for tips
- (chiefly Cantonese, derogatory) to take a cut (of profits, winnings, etc.); to draw advantages from; to take advantage of
- (Cantonese) to sexually harass
- (Cantonese) to make a sly verbal attack at another person during a discussion
Synonyms
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editReferences
edit- 阿塗 [Ah To] (2017) 七刻 [Chukhak], transl., 圖解廣東話 [Cantonese.jpg], Hong Kong: Whitepaper Publishing