起水

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	water; river
trad. (起水)		起	水
simp. #(起水)		起	水

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² seoi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khí-chúi

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² seoi²
    • Yale: héi séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: khí-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qyzuie
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

Verb

起水

1. (Cantonese, slang) to be horny (of a woman)
2. (Cantonese, slang) to have one's menstrual period
3. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be brought ashore from a boat (of merchandise)

Synonyms

• (to be brought ashore): (Hokkien) 上水