泅水

Chinese

		submerge; swim under water	water; river
simp. and trad. (泅水)		泅	水
alternative forms		氽水 Teochew

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiúshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau⁴ seoi²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhiù-súi

  (Hailu, HRS): ciu shui^ˊ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): qiu² sui³

• Northern Min (KCR): siâu-sṳ̌
• Eastern Min (BUC): siù-cūi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): siû-chúi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siu⁵ zui²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiúshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cióushuěi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-shui³
    • Yale: chyóu-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyoushoei
    • Palladius: цюшуй (cjušuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau⁴ seoi²
    • Yale: chàuh séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau⁴ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo⁴ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiù-súi
    • Hakka Romanization System: qiu^ˇ sui^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qiu² sui³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯u¹¹ su̯i³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ciu shui^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiu⁵⁵ ʃui²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: qiu² sui³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiu¹¹ suɪ³¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: siâu-sṳ̌
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siau³³ sy²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: siù-cūi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieu⁵³⁻³³ ^(t͡s-)ʒui³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Penang, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siû-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: siû-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siuzuie
    • IPA (Tainan, Yilan): /siu²⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /siu²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /siu²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴²/
    • IPA (Penang): /siu²³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴⁴⁵/
    • IPA (Lukang): /siu²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /siu²⁴⁻¹² t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siu⁵ zui²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siû tsúi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/

Verb

泅水

1. to swim

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 游泳 (“to swim”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		游泳, 游水, 洑水, 浮水, 泅水
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	游泳, 洑水
	Taiwan	游泳
	Harbin	游泳, 洑水
	Malaysia	游泳
	Singapore	游泳
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	游泳, 浮水, 洑水, 洗澡
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	游泳, 漤水兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	洑水, 洗澡 rural
	Wanrong	泭水
	Xi'an	浮水, 洗澡
	Xining	游泳
	Xuzhou	洗澡
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	浮水
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	洗澡
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	耍水
	Lanzhou	洑水, 打澡, 洗澡兒
	Ürümqi	游泳, 洗澡兒, 浮水
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	游泳, 浮水, 洗澡
	Wuhan	游泳, 游水, 泅水, 玩水
	Guiyang	洗澡, 洑水, 游泳
	Liuzhou	游水, 洗大涼
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	游泳, 游水
	Yangzhou	游泳, 游水, 洗澡
	Nantong	游水
	Hefei	洗澡, 划水
	Chuzhou	洗澡
Cantonese	Guangzhou	游水
	Hong Kong	游水
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	游水
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	游水
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	游水
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	游水
	Macau	游水
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	游水
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	洗涼, 游水
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	游水
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	洗身
	Foshan	游水
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	湧水
	Foshan (Shunde)	湧水
	Foshan (Sanshui)	游水
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	游水
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	游水
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	游水
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	游水
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	游水
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	游水
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	游水
	Taishan	游水
	Kaiping (Chikan)	游水
	Enping (Niujiang)	游水
	Heshan (Yayao)	游水
	Dongguan	游水
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	游水
	Yangjiang	游水
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	游水
	Singapore (Guangfu)	游水
Gan	Nanchang	玩水, 泅水
	Lichuan	划水
	Pingxiang	洗冷水澡, 泅水
Hakka	Meixian	游水, 洗身仔, 泅水仔, 泅水
	Fengshun (Tangkeng)	洗溪身
	Fengshun (Fengliang)	洗溪身
	Fengshun (Pantian)	洗溪身
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	洗冷水身, 游水
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	游水
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	游水
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	游水
	Liannan	洗冷水身
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	游泳
	Jiexi	泅水
	Changting	洗浴
	Wuping	洗身子
	Ninghua	打浮條
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	泅水, 洗身仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	泅水, 泅水仔, 洗身仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	泅水, 洗身仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	泅水, 泅身
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	泅水, 泅水仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	泅水
	Hong Kong	游水
	Senai (Huiyang)	游水
	Kuching (Hepo)	游水
Jin	Taiyuan	耍水, 游泳
	Xinzhou	耍水
Northern Min	Jian'ou	泅水, 洗浴, 游泳
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	泅水, 洗水
	Fuding	泅水
	Singapore (Fuqing)	泅水
Southern Min	Xiamen	泅水, 游泳
	Quanzhou	泅水, 游泳
	Zhangzhou	泅水, 游泳
	Taipei	泅水, 游泳
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	泅水
	Kaohsiung	泅水, 游泳
	Yilan	泅水, 游泳
	Changhua (Lukang)	泅水
	Taichung	泅水, 游泳
	Tainan	泅水, 洗浴, 游泳
	Hsinchu	泅水, 游泳
	Kinmen	泅水
	Penghu (Magong)	泅水
	Penang (Hokkien)	泅水
	Singapore (Hokkien)	泅水
	Manila (Hokkien)	泅水
	Chaozhou	泅水
	Shantou	游水, 泅, 泅水
	Jieyang	泅水
	Haifeng	泅水, 洗浴仔
	Bangkok (Teochew)	泅水
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	游水
	Singapore (Teochew)	泅浴
	Pontianak (Teochew)	泅水
	Haikou	游水
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	游水
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	游水
Wu	Shanghai	游水, 游泳
	Shanghai (Chongming)	游水, 淨冷水肉
	Suzhou	游水, 游泳
	Danyang	划水
	Hangzhou	游泳
	Ningbo	游河, 打泅
	Wenzhou	泅水兒, 泅河兒
	Jinhua	划水, 划水鴨兒, 游泳
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	划花兒
Xiang	Changsha	玩水, 洗冷水澡, 游泳
	Loudi	打浮泅
	Shuangfeng	洗冷水澡

Further reading

• “Entry #4282”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.