魚水

Chinese

Etymology 1

fish water; river
trad. (魚水)
simp. (鱼水)
anagram 水魚水鱼
Literally: “fish and water”.

Pronunciation


Noun

魚水

  1. (figuratively) intimate relationship; inseparability

Etymology 2

fish water; river
trad. (魚水)
simp. (鱼水)
anagram 水魚水鱼
Literally: “fish water”.

Calque of Vietnamese nước mắm or Khmer ទឹកត្រី (tɨk trəy).

Pronunciation


Noun

魚水

  1. (Guangzhou Cantonese, Vietnam, Cambodia) fish sauce
Synonyms
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