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鹹水

鹹水

See also: 咸水

Chinese

		salty	water; river
trad. (鹹水)		鹹	水
simp. (咸水)		咸	水

Noun

鹹水

salt water; brine

Synonyms

鹽水／盐水 (yánshuǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鹹	水
かん Hyōgaiji	すい Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

鹹水 ‎(hiragana かんすい, romaji kansui)

salt water

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiánshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haam⁴ seoi²
Min Nan (POJ): kiâm-chúi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xiánshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanshoei
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    涎水
    鹹水／咸水
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haam⁴ seoi²
  - Yale: hàahm séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haam⁴ soey²
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâm-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: kiâm-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiamzuie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiam¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiam²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/