洗甲水

Chinese

		to wash; to bathe	1st heavenly stem; armour; shell	water; river
simp. and trad. (洗甲水)		洗	甲	水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐjiǎshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² gaap³ seoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐjiǎshuǐ [Phonetic: xíjiáshuǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐjiǎshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³-chia³-shui³
    • Yale: syǐ-jyǎ-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiijeashoei
    • Palladius: сицзяшуй (siczjašuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai² gaap³ seoi²
    • Yale: sái gaap séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai² gaap⁸ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei² gab³ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ kaːp̚³ sɵy̯³⁵/

Noun

洗甲水

1. (chiefly Cantonese) nail polish remover

Synonyms

• (Mainland China) 去甲油 (qùjiǎyóu)
• (Taiwan) 去光水 (qùguāngshuǐ)