鹹水 (haam4 seoi2 | ) : salt water

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鹹水

haam4 seoi2

salt water

Level: 2
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鹹水

This word has been viewed 1994 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 15th Oct 2005 21:58 and last edited on 1st Aug 2009 19:55

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Characters in this word:

鹹 haam4 - salty; pornographic; dirty
水 seoi2 - water; liquid; dough (money)

10 compounds containing this word:

鹹水魚 - a saltwater fish
鹹水角 - deep fried dumpling containing pork and a lot of air
鹹水草 - salt water grass, used to make mats or tie up bundles at the grocer
鹹水話 - the English language (鹹水 indicating foreign)
鹹水樓 - salt water buildings
浸鹹水 - to have been educated abroad (outside of HK or China)
鹹水埠 - another name for the city of Vancouver in Canada
浸過鹹水 - experience of studying abroad
鹹水妹 - prostitute from Guangdong
抌錢落鹹水海 - flush money down the toilet; pour money down the drain

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Decimal representation of this word: 鹹水

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