Chinese

Verb

上水

1. to add water (to a kettle, field, etc.)
2. to sail against the current
3. to feed water to a steam engine or radiator (of a car, ship, etc.)
4. to sprinkle water on vegetables or fruit
5. (Cantonese) to come out of the water
   • 你游咗成十堂㗎喇喎，捨得上水未呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     你游咗成十堂㗎喇㖞，舍得上水未呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     Nei⁵ jau⁴ zo² seng⁴ sap⁶ tong⁴ gaa³ laa³ wo³, se² dak¹ soeng⁵ seoi² mei⁶ aa³? [Jyutping]

     You've already swum like ten laps. Are you going to get out of the water yet?

6. (Min Nan) to unload a ship

Pronunciation 2

Noun

上水

1. upstream; upper reaches of a river

Pronunciation 3

Proper noun

上水

1. Sheung Shui (an area in Hong Kong)

Pronunciation 4

Noun

上水

1. (Southwestern Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka) haslet

Pronunciation 5

Verb

上水

1. (Min) to draw water from a well

Noun

上水

1. (Min) edema; dropsy

Synonyms

• 水腫／水肿 (shuǐzhǒng)