食水

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Chinese

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eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
water; river
trad. (食水)
simp. #(食水)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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食水

  1. (nautical, Cantonese, Southern Min) draft; depth of water drawn by a vessel
  2. (Cantonese or Hong Kong; Zhangzhou Hokkien) drinking water; potable water

Synonyms

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  • (draft): 吃水 (chīshuǐ)
  • (drinking water):
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Verb

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食⫽水 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese) to make large profits
  2. (Hakka, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) to drink water
  3. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to absorb water and shrink (of fabric)
  4. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to wash new cloth in water and shrink
  5. (Southern Min, figurative) to vainly hope to (do something); to attempt in vain

Synonyms

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  • (to drink water):
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Derived terms

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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食水 (siksu) (hangeul 식수)

  1. hanja form? of 식수 (drinking water)