通水
Chinese
to get through | water; money | ||
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trad. (通水) | 通 | 水 | |
simp. #(通水) | 通 | 水 |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
通水
- to clear a waterway
- to supply water
- (literary) to act as an inside man; to provide assistance from the inside
- (Cantonese, colloquial) to tip off someone
Synonyms
- (to act as an inside man): 內應/内应 (nèiyìng)
References
- 阿塗 [Ah To] (2017), 七刻 [Chukhak], transl., 圖解廣東話 [Cantonese.jpg], Hong Kong: Whitepaper Publishing