溫吞水

See also: 温吞水

Chinese

		lukewarm; neither hot nor cold; slow and passive lukewarm; neither hot nor cold; slow and passive; unenthusiastic	water; river
trad. (溫吞水/温吞水)		溫吞/温吞	水
simp. (温吞水)		温吞	水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēntūnshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹uen-then-sy

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēntūnshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wuntunshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: wên¹-tʻun¹-shui³
    • Yale: wēn-twūn-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uentuenshoei
    • Palladius: вэньтуньшуй (vɛnʹtunʹšuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən⁵⁵ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹uen-then-sy
    • MiniDict: uen^平 then sy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹un-then-sr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /uən⁵⁵ tʰən³³ sz̩²¹/

Noun

溫吞水

1. (chiefly Wu) lukewarm water; water that is neither hot nor cold
2. (figurative) a person of slow or passive temperament; stagnant development