引水

Chinese

		to lead; to divert (water); to guide	water; river
simp. and trad. (引水)		引	水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐnshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁵ seoi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ín-chúi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐnshuǐ [Phonetic: yínshuǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐnshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: yin³-shui³
  - Yale: yǐn-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiinshoei
  - Palladius: иньшуй (inʹšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    引水
    飲水／饮水
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁵ seoi²
  - Yale: yáhn séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁵ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁵ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ín-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: ín-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ynzuie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /in⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /in⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

Verb

引水

to draw or channel water
(nautical) to pilot a ship (through difficult waters, or into or out of a harbor)

Synonyms

(to draw or channel water): (Hokkien) 抾水
(to pilot a ship): 引航 (yǐnháng), 領港／领港 (lǐnggǎng)

Derived terms

引水人 (yínshuǐrén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
引	水
いん Grade: 2	すい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

引(いん)水(すい) • (insui)

channelling or drawing water (especially to rice fields)

Derived terms

我田引水(がでんいんすい) (gaden'insui)

Verb

引(いん)水(すい)する • (insui suru) suru (stem 引(いん)水(すい)し (insui shi), past 引(いん)水(すい)した (insui shita))

to channel or draw water (especially to rice fields)

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