魚水

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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fish water; river
trad. (魚水)
simp. (鱼水)
anagram 水魚水鱼
Literally: “fish and water”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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魚水

  1. (figuratively) intimate relationship; inseparability

Etymology 2

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fish water; river
trad. (魚水)
simp. (鱼水)
anagram 水魚水鱼
Literally: “fish water”.

Calque of Vietnamese nước mắm or Khmer ទឹកត្រី (tɨk trəy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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魚水

  1. (Guangzhou Cantonese, Vietnam, Cambodia) fish sauce
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