口水 (hau2 seoi2 | kou3 shui3) : saliva, talkative

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口水

hau2 seoi2

kou3 shui3

saliva, talkative

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Level: 1 Google Frequency: 3,850,000

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

口水

This word has been viewed 4190 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

口 hau2 - mouth
水 seoi2 - water; liquid; dough (money)

13 compounds containing this word:

嘥口水 - waste saliva trying to convince or persuade sb.
口水多過茶 - talkative (person)
流口水 - dribble, drool; inferior
漱口水 - gargle; mouth rinse
口水流 - dribble, drool, slabber, slobber (流口水)
口水佬 - a talkative person (lit., "saliva man")
口水肩 - bib -clothing tied around neck to protect clothes from dirt
口水戰 - a war of words, a "pissing contest"
口水歌 - resung songs (lit., "saliva songs")
𦧲口水再講過 - say that again (in a different way)
口水花 - saliva, spittle, spit
口水溦 - saliva, spit, spittle
口水多過嗲 - very talkative

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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。
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