引水

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
• Min Nan (POJ): ín-chúi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: yǐnshuǐ [Phonetic: yínshuǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyinshoei
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐnshuěi
    • IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 引水 飲水／饮水

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁵ seoi²
    • Yale: yáhn séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁵ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁵ sêu²
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐn¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (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

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

Derived terms

引水人 (yínshuǐrén)