水 (seoi2 | shui3) : water; liquid; dough (money)

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水

seoi2

shui3

[1] water; river; seas
[2] liquid; juice; fluid
[3] [粵] [slang] dough (money)
[4] extra charge/income

(Classifier(s): 滴, 杯, 灘)

Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

水

Don't confuse with:
永

This word has been viewed 43102 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Mar 2018 02:59

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行雲流水 hang4 wan4 lau4 seoi2 xing2 hang2 / yun2 / liu2 / shui3 = Unfettered and free.

雨水 jyu5 seoi2 yu3 shui3 = rainwater; Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 19th February-5th March

水果 seoi2 gwo2 shui3 guo3 = fruit

汽水 hei3 seoi2 qi4 shui3 = soft drink; soda; pop

冰水 bing1 seoi2 bing1 shui3 = icewater

口水 hau2 seoi2 kou3 shui3 = saliva, talkative

山水 saan1 seoi2 shan1 shui3 = landscape

斟水 zam1 seoi2 = pour out water 粵

喝水 hot3 seoi2 he1 shui3 = drink water

香水 hoeng1 seoi2 xiang1 shui3 = perfume
See all 706 compounds (CantoDict reports 730 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 42 examples containing 水

唔該，畀杯冰水呀。粵
Can I please have a glass of ice water?

我喜歡你的香水國
I like your perfume

一日飲八杯水。粵
Drink eight cups of water each day.

你後日係咪游水粵
Are you going swimming the day after tomorrow?
[This is just a simple yes-no question. You can replace the verb-object pair with anything you like.]

你後日係咪去游水粵
Are you still going swimming with me, the day after tomorrow?
[Note that the inclusion of 去 here implies that you've already made an appointment to go with someone and you're confirming (你想確定). The swimming pool is far away from both of you.]

你聽日係嚟游水粵
Are you still coming swimming with me tomorrow?
[Note that the inclusion of 嚟 here implies that you've already made an appointment to go with someone and you're confirming (你想確定). The swimming pool is near you but far from the other person.]

扭開個水龍頭! 粵
Turn on the tap.

水去到一百度就會滾。粵
Water boils at one hundred degree (Celcius).

水同油係溝唔埋嘅。粵
Water and oil cannnot be mixed together.

我哋要環保，所以唔好嘥電同水粵
We need to protect the environment, so don't waste water and electricity.
[You can interpolate a 咁多 with the added meaning of "so much" in between the verb and object. 我哋要環保，所以唔好嘥咁多電同水]

你想食水果就要摘佢啦粵
If you want to have some fruit you need to pick it [from the tree].
[Lit. you want eat fruit then pick it [particle]]

保險箱裡便有一盤水粵
There's a lot of money in the safe.
[Lit. safe inside have one-tray-water]

呢杯水你仲愛唔愛？粵
Do you still want this glass of water?
[Note that the final syllable can be changed to something resembling tone 2 to form a question.]

我隻手唔得閒，麻煩你幫我斟水！粵
My hands are full [at the moment]... could you get some water for me?
[lit. my [counter] hand not free, trouble you help me pour water]

用個筲箕隔咗D水! 粵
Use a colander to drain off the water!
[You can also simply say "隔咗D水", without specifying what's to be used.]

我就喝自來水。國
I only drink water

我想租一間包括水電費的房子。國
I want to rent a house that has utilities included.

年卅呀晚呢度人山人海直情水泄不通粵
On the 30th night, this place will be completely filled with people, impossible to move.

呢棟大廈有自來水粵
This building has "self-arrived" ("running") water.

買滿$30可以用優惠價$5換購汽水一支
Spend over $30, can get a bottle of soft drink for $5

佢游水游得唔曳噃! 粵
He is by no means a poor swimmer!
[We have to repeat the verb 游 because the object 水 and the extent particle 得 are both there in the sentence.]

一隻手就掅起桶水粵
He lifts up a bucket of water with just one hand.

我返到屋企起勢噉飲水。粵
I drank water unceasingly on returning home.

BB要食，快啲將背囊裡面個口水肩笠上BB度. 粵
The baby needs to eat。 Quickly take the bib from the backpack and put it over her。
[Discussion on usage of 將: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,120703]

你加水太少,就會煲燶飯㗎。粵
If you add too little water, you will burn the rice.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,134219,134225#msg-134225]

唔好玩水，唔係就會𢱕濕衫喇。粵
Don't play in the water, or else you will get your clothes wet.

而家噉嘅情況佢重有心情去游山玩水? 粵
He still has the mood to go for sightseeing at a time like this?

你身高只有五呎九﹐想入籃球隊𠍁水啲噃。粵
Your height of five-foot-nine is not tall enough to enter the basketball team.

喐吓就燕窩魚翅，實情有水粵
For no good reason he'll have bird's nest and shark's fin as a meal; he must really be rich.

麻煩你畀杯白滾水我粵
I'd have to trouble you for a glass of plain water

佢可以為咗你沕水撞牆都在所不惜。粵
He would dive into the water and collide/crash at the wall for you, without regards for the consequences.
[in other words: "He would do anything for you."]

溝啲水落去就唔會咁掯喉嘞粵
Add some water into it and it wouldn't taste so overpowering.

佢沊一聲跌咗落水粵
He fell into the water with a splash.

今次嘅舞蹈演出婀娜多姿，舞蹈家非常有水準！粵
This dance performance used many different styles but were all elegant.The dancers were excellent!

佢做事不留都撳地游水，唔會攞你嚟較飛！粵
He has all along been very careful. He will not land you in trouble.

一日飲八杯水先至夠健康！粵
Drinking eight glasses of water per day, only then we will be in good health!

我地一定會將呢件事查到水落石出。粵
we must investigate this incident till the truth comes out.
[[also]查個水落石出 ]

佢隻手俾滾水焫嚫粵
The hot water scalded his hand.
[Lit. his [counter] hand by boiling-water scald-[bad effect]]

正所謂"風水輪流轉" 粵
As the saying goes, "the boot is on the other foot".

自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]

啲藥水會凝底，𢳆勻佢先至好飲粵
There is sediment in the medicine, shake evenly before drinking it.

大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

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