雨水

Chinese

		rain	water; river
trad. (雨水)		雨	水
simp. #(雨水)		雨	水

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yǔshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yu³ sui³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁵ seoi²
• Gan (Wiktionary): 'y³ sui³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yí-súi
• Eastern Min (BUC): ṳ̄-cūi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hō͘-chúi / hǒ͘-chúi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hou⁶ zui²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yu-sy
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): y³ xyei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǔshuǐ [Phonetic: yúshuǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǔshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: yü³-shui³
    • Yale: yǔ-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeushoei
    • Palladius: юйшуй (jujšuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: yu³ sui³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ysui
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵³ suei⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁵ seoi²
    • Yale: yúh séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁵ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁵ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'y³ sui³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈy²¹³⁻²⁴ sui²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yí-súi
    • Hakka Romanization System: i^ˋ sui^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi³ sui³
    • Sinological IPA: /i³¹ su̯i³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yí-súi
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)i^ˋ sui^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi³ sui³
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i³¹ su̯i³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ṳ̄-cūi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³³⁻³⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒui³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: hōo-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoxzuie
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǒ͘-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: hǒo-tsuí
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /hɔ³³⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hou⁶ zui²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hŏu tsúi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶yu-sy
    • MiniDict: yu^去 sy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhy-sr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦy²² sz̩⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: y³ xyei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁴¹ ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹/

Noun

雨水

1. rainwater
2. rainfall; precipitation

Synonyms

• (Wu) 天落水

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Yǔshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Yu³ sui³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁵ seoi²
• Gan (Wiktionary): 'y³ sui³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Yí-súi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): yi³ sui³

• Jin (Wiktionary): y² sui²
• Northern Min (KCR): Hṳ̄-sṳ̌
• Eastern Min (BUC): Ṳ̄-cūi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Ú-súi / Í-súi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): u² sui²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yu-sy
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): y³ xyei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yǔshuǐ [Phonetic: yúshuǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yǔshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: Yü³-shui³
    • Yale: Yǔ-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yeushoei
    • Palladius: Юйшуй (Jujšuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: Yu³ sui³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Ysui
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵³ suei⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁵ seoi²
    • Yale: yúh séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁵ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁵ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'y³ sui³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈy²¹³⁻²⁴ sui²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yí-súi
    • Hakka Romanization System: i^ˋ sui^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi³ sui³
    • Sinological IPA: /i³¹ su̯i³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yí-súi
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)i^ˋ sui^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi³ sui³
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i³¹ su̯i³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yi³ sui³
    • Sinological IPA: /i³¹ suɪ³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: y² sui²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /y⁵³⁻¹¹ suei⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Hṳ̄-sṳ̌
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xy⁵⁵ sy²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Ṳ̄-cūi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³³⁻³⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒui³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ú-súi
    • Tâi-lô: Ú-suí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: wsuie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /u⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /u⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /u⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Í-súi
    • Tâi-lô: Í-suí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ysuie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: u² sui²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ú súi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵²⁻³⁵ sui⁵²⁻²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶yu-sy
    • MiniDict: yu^去 sy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhy-sr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦy²² sz̩⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: y³ xyei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁴¹ ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹/

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• Middle Chinese: hjuX sywijX

Rime
Character	雨	水
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	脂 (18)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	王矩切	式軌切
Baxter	hjuX	sywijX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɨoX/	/ɕˠiuɪX/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦioX/	/ɕʷᵚiX/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣioX/	/ɕiuɪX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuə̆X/	/ɕjwiX/
Li Rong	/ɣioX/	/ɕjuiX/
Wang Li	/ɣĭuX/	/ɕwiX/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯uX/	/ɕwiX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǔ	shuǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyu5	seoi2

Proper noun

雨水

1. The "Rain Water", the second of the twenty-four solar terms, around February 18th, 19th, or 20th, after which there should be no more snow, but rain showers are expected.

Coordinate terms

• 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
  • Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
  • Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
  • Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (雨水):

• → Japanese: 雨(う)水(すい) (Usui)
• → Korean: 우수(雨水) (usu)
• → Vietnamese: Vũ thủy (雨水)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
雨	水
あま Grade: 1	みず Grade: 1
kun'yomi

From 雨 (ama, “rain”) + 水 (mizu, “water”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あまみず [àmáꜜmìzù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ma̠mʲizɨ]

Noun

雨(あま)水(みず) • (amamizu) ^{←あまみづ (amamidu)?}

1. rainwater

Synonyms

• 雨垂(あまだ)れ (amadare, “raindrop”)
• 雨雫(あめしずく) (ameshizuku, “raindrop”)
• 雨滴(うてき) (uteki, “raindrop”)
• 天水(てんすい) (tensui, “rainwater”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
雨	水
う Grade: 1	すい Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese /*ɣioɕjuɪ/ > Japanese /usui/.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うすい [úꜜsùì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟sɨi]

Proper noun

雨(う)水(すい) • (Usui) 

1. rainwater
2. The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".

See also

• 二(に)十(じゅう)四(し)節(せっ)気(き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立(りっ)春(しゅん) (Risshun), 雨(う)水(すい) (Usui), 啓(けい)蟄(ちつ) (Keichitsu), 春(しゅん)分(ぶん) (Shunbun), 清(せい)明(めい) (Seimei), 穀(こく)雨(う) (Kokuu)
  • Summer: 立(りっ)夏(か) (Rikka), 小(しょう)満(まん) (Shōman), 芒(ぼう)種(しゅ) (Bōshu), 夏(げ)至(し) (Geshi), 小(しょう)暑(しょ) (Shōsho), 大(たい)暑(しょ) (Taisho)
  • Autumn: 立(りっ)秋(しゅう) (Risshū), 処(しょ)暑(しょ) (Shosho), 白(はく)露(ろ) (Hakuro), 秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) (Shūbun), 寒(かん)露(ろ) (Kanro), 霜(そう)降(こう) (Sōkō)
  • Winter: 立(りっ)冬(とう) (Rittō), 小(しょう)雪(せつ) (Shōsetsu), 大雪(たいせつ) (Taisetsu), 冬(とう)至(じ) (Tōji), 小(しょう)寒(かん) (Shōkan), 大寒(だいかん) (Daikan)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
雨	水

Noun

雨水 • (usu) (hangeul 우수)

1. hanja form^? of 우수 (“The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
雨	水

Proper noun

雨水

1. chữ Hán form of Vũ thủy (“The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".”).

See also

• Hai mươi tư tiết khí (𠄩𨒒四節氣, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: Lập xuân (立春)、Vũ thủy (雨水)、Kinh trập (驚蟄)、Xuân phân (春分)、Thanh minh (清明)、Cốc vũ (穀雨)
  • Summer: Lập hạ (立夏)、Tiểu mãn (小滿)、Mang chủng (芒種)、Hạ chí (夏至)、Tiểu thử (小暑)、Đại thử (大暑)
  • Autumn: Lập thu (立秋)、Xử thử (處暑)、Bạch lộ (白露)、Thu phân (秋分)、Hàn lộ (寒露)、Sương giáng (霜降)
  • Winter: Lập đông (立冬)、Tiểu tuyết (小雪)、Đại tuyết (大雪)、Đông chí (冬至)、Tiểu hàn (小寒)、Đại hàn (大寒)