秋水

秋水

Chinese

		autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing	water; river
simp. and trad. (秋水)		秋	水

Etymology

秋 (autumn) + 水 (waters)

The waters of autumn are clear and pure. This term is used metaphorically to describe an object (ex. shiny metal etc) with this quality.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiūshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ seoi²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiû-súi
• Min Nan (POJ): chhiu-súi / chhiu-chúi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiūshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chioushoei
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: cau¹ seoi²
    • Yale: chāu séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ sêu²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 抽水 秋水

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiû-súi
    • Hakka Romanization System: qiu´ sui`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qiu¹ sui³
    • IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯u²⁴ su̯i³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiu-súi
    • Tâi-lô: tshiu-suí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiusuie
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu³³ sui⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiu-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: tshiu-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiuzuie
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu³³ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

Adjective

秋水

1. clear; translucent

Noun

秋水

1. the waters of autumn
2. (figuratively) limpid eyes of a woman