Chinese

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water; river
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds)
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
 
trad. (水聲)
simp. (水声)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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水聲

  1. (Hokkien, literally) sound of water
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) amount of water (to be added)
    水聲偌濟 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    水声偌济 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    Chúi-siaⁿ beh ēng jōa-chōe? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    How much amount of water will you add?
  3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) dropping of a hint of warning (by clearing one's throat, etc.)

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