灑灑水

Chinese

		spill; sprinkle	spill; sprinkle	water; river
trad. (灑灑水)		灑	灑	水
simp. (洒洒水)		洒	洒	水

Etymology

From Cantonese 濕濕碎／湿湿碎 (sap¹ sap¹ seoi³). Phonetically matched with 灑水／洒水 (sǎshuǐ, “to sprinkle some water”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sǎsǎshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄚˇ ㄙㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sǎsǎshuǐ [Phonetic: sásáshuǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄚˇ ㄙㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǎsǎshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: sa³-sa³-shui³
    • Yale: sǎ-sǎ-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saasaashoei
    • Palladius: сасашуй (sasašuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Phrase

灑灑水

1. (Mandarin) trivial; piece of cake; no big deal