食水

Chinese
 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 water; river
trad. (食水) 食 水
simp. #(食水) 食 水

Pronunciation

Noun

食水

  1. (Cantonese, Southern Min) draft; depth of water drawn by a vessel
  2. (Cantonese or Hong Kong; Zhangzhou Hokkien) drinking water; potable water

Synonyms
  • (draft): 吃水 (chīshuǐ)
  • (drinking water):

Verb

食⫽水 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese) to make large profits
  2. (Hakka, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) to drink water
  3. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to absorb water and shrink (of fabric)
  4. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to wash new cloth in water and shrink
  5. (Southern Min, figurative) to vainly hope to (do something); to attempt in vain

Synonyms
  • (to drink water):

Derived terms
  • 新澤西，食水深／新泽西，食水深

Korean
Hanja in this term
食水

Noun

食水 • (siksu) (hangeul 식수)

  1. Hanja form? of 식수 (“drinking water”).
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