淋水

Chinese

		diseases of the bladder; to drain; to drip	water; river
simp. and trad. (淋水)		淋	水
alternative forms		湳水 Min Nan

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìnshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ seoi²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lìm-súi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lâm-chúi / liâm-chúi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìnshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìnshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: lin⁴-shui³
    • Yale: lìn-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linnshoei
    • Palladius: линьшуй (linʹšuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lam⁴ seoi²
    • Yale: làhm séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lìm-súi
    • Hakka Romanization System: lim^ˇ sui^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lim² sui³
    • Sinological IPA: /lim¹¹ su̯i³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâm-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: lâm-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lamzuie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lam²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liâm-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: liâm-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liamzuie
    • IPA (Philippines): /liam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

Verb

淋水

1. to drench with water

   淋水式冷凝器  ―  lìnshuǐshì lěngníngqì  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) to water (plants, etc.)
3. (Philippines Hokkien) to baptize

Synonyms

• (to water): (Mandarin) 澆水／浇水 (jiāoshuǐ)