鹹水

See also: 咸水

Contents

ChineseEdit

		salty	water; river
trad. (鹹水)		鹹	水
simp. (咸水)		咸	水

PronunciationEdit

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiánshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haam⁴ seoi²
• Min Nan (POJ): kiâm-chúi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: xiánshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanshoei
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: haam⁴ seoi²
    • Yale: hàahm séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haam⁴ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ham⁴ sêu²
    • IPA ^(key): /hɑːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâm-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: kiâm-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiamzuie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiam¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiam²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/

NounEdit

鹹水

1. salt water; brine
2. (Cantonese, dated) Hong Kong dollar
3. (Cantonese) overseas remittance (often of overseas Chinese)

SynonymsEdit

• (salt water): 鹽水／盐水 (yánshuǐ)

Dialectal synonyms of 港幣 (“Hong Kong dollar”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		港幣、港元
Mandarin	Beijing	港幣
	Taiwan	港幣
Cantonese	Guangzhou	港紙、鹹龍 dated、鹹水 dated、西紙 dated
	Hong Kong	港幣、港紙
	Shunde	港紙
	Foshan	港紙
	Zhongshan	港紙
	Dongguan	港紙
	Taishan	港紙、鹹龍
	Doumen	港紙
	Kaiping	港紙、鹹龍
Hakka	Meixian	港紙
Min Nan	Xiamen	港紙、港幣
	Quanzhou	港幣
	Zhangzhou	港紙、港幣
	Chaozhou	港紙

Derived termsEdit

• 半鹹水湖／半咸水湖
• 鹹水妹／咸水妹 (xiánshuǐmèi)
• 鹹水歌／咸水歌
• 鹹水湖／咸水湖 (xiánshuǐhú)
• 鹹水草／咸水草

• 鹹水角／咸水角 (xiánshuǐjiǎo)
• 鹹水話／咸水话
• 鹹水貨／咸水货
• 鹹水魚／咸水鱼

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JapaneseEdit

Kanji in this term
鹹	水
かん Hyōgaiji	すい Grade: 1
on’yomi

NounEdit

鹹水 (hiragana かんすい, rōmaji kansui)

1. salt water