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過水
  gwo3 seoi2   jyutping
[1] dunk hot noodles in cool water before serving them
[2] []: to give high-interest loans

verb

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
過水

This word has been viewed 1416 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 10th Nov 2005 23:56 and last edited on 29th Mar 2009 18:28
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Characters in this word:

 gwo3  -  pass through; across
 seoi2  -  water; liquid; dough (money)

2 compounds containing this word:

凍過水 - a metaphor for lacking hope; a situation that doesn't look good
條命凍過水 - of one\'s life to be in imminent danger; looming danger
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