淡水

Chinese

		insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen	water; river
trad. (淡水)		淡	水
simp. ^#(淡水)		淡	水

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dànshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taam⁵ seoi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thâm-súi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tǎm-súi / tām-súi / tǎm-chúi / tām-chúi

(Teochew, Peng'im): dan⁶ zui²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dànshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dànshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: tan⁴-shui³
  - Yale: dàn-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dannshoei
  - Palladius: даньшуй (danʹšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: taam⁵ seoi²
  - Yale: táahm séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taam⁵ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: tam⁵ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːm¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thâm-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: tam´ sui`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tam¹ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰam²⁴ su̯i³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǎm-súi
  - Tâi-lô: tǎm-suí
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tam²² sui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tām-súi
  - Tâi-lô: tām-suí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daxmsuie
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tam²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǎm-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: tǎm-tsuí
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tam²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tām-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: tām-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daxmzuie
  - IPA (Taipei): /tam³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tam²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dan⁶ zui²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tăⁿ tsúi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tã³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/

Noun

淡水

fresh water; potable water; drinking water

Synonyms

(Jin) 甜水
(Hokkien) 䭕水／𬲕水

Antonyms

鹹水／咸水 (xiánshuǐ)
鹽水／盐水 (yánshuǐ)

Derived terms

淡水魚／淡水鱼 (dànshuǐyú)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Dànshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daam⁶ seoi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Tham-súi
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tām-chúi / Tām-súi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Dànshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Dànshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: Tan⁴-shui³
  - Yale: Dàn-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dannshoei
  - Palladius: Даньшуй (Danʹšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daam⁶ seoi²
  - Yale: daahm séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daam⁶ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dam⁶ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːm²² sɵy̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tham-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: tam sui`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tam⁴ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰam⁵⁵ su̯i³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tām-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: Tām-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daxmzuie
  - IPA (Taipei): /tam³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tām-súi
  - Tâi-lô: Tām-suí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daxmsuie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam³³⁻²¹ sui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tam³³⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/

Proper noun

淡水

(～區, formerly ～鎮) Tamsui (a sea-side district in New Taipei, Taiwan)
(～河) Tamsui (a river in northern Taiwan)

Descendants

→ English: Tamsui, Tan-shui

References

(Min Nan) “Entry #7546”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
淡	水
たん Grade: S	すい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

淡 (“tasteless”) +‎ 水 (“water”)

Noun

淡(たん)水(すい) • (tansui)

fresh water

Antonyms

海水(かいすい) (kaisui, “seawater”)

淡水

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

Noun

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

See also

Pronunciation 2

Proper noun

Descendants

References

Japanese

Etymology

Noun

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