沬水

Chinese

		dawn; place name	water; river
simp. and trad. (沬水)		沬	水
alternative forms		沕水 Teochew

Pronunciation

• Eastern Min (BUC): mê-*cuī
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bī-chúi

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• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: mê-*cuī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi²⁴²⁻⁵³ t͡sui³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bī-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: bī-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bixzuie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bi²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁴¹⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bi³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

Verb

沬水

1. (Eastern Min, Southern Min) to dive; to be under water
2. (Eastern Min) to hold one's breath under water

Synonyms

• (to dive):
  • 潛水／潜水 (qiánshuǐ)
  • (Cantonese, Hakka) 沕水
  • (Hokkien) 沉沬, 鑽水沬／钻水沬, 秤錘沬／秤锤沬, 倀沬／伥沬, 踮水沬, 藏水沬, 降水沬
  • (Xiang) 𩑦沕子, 射沕子