制水

Chinese

		system; to make; to manufacture system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate	water; river
simp. and trad. (制水)		制	水

Etymology

"beef chow fun"

From tea restaurant abbreviation 乾河 (dried river), in which it was understood by employees that a dried river will result in water restrictions.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zai³ seoi²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zai³ seoi²
    • Yale: jai séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzai³ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zei³ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵/

Verb

制⫽水 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese) to restrict water use

   Synonym: 限水

Noun

制水

1. (Cantonese, restaurant jargon) Alternative name for 乾炒牛河／干炒牛河 (gānchǎo niúhé, “beef chow fun”).