水

seoi2

[water] money (gwjw 32, 14); a way to make money; low quality, poor (e.g. of per

水魚

seoi2 jyu2

唔湯唔水

m4 tong1 m4 seoi2

回水

wui4 seoi2

飲水思源

jam2 seoi2 si1 jyun4

(idiom) to not forget one's origins; to remember one's roots

芙蓉出水

fu4 jung4 ceot1 seoi2

a lotus flower appearing upon the surface of water (depicts a beautiful poem, pa

水族館

seoi2 zuk6 gun2

aquarium

千山萬水

cin1 saan1 maan6 seoi2

a lengthy and hard expedition

水上單車

seoi2 soeng6 daan1 ce1

a pedalo; a paddle boat

保溫水瓶

bou2 wan1 seoi2 ping4

a thermos

熱水樽

jit6 seoi2 zeon1

hot-water bottle; thermos flask; vacuum flask | Std. Chin.: 熱水瓶

薄扶林水塘

bok6 fu4 lam4 seoi2 tong4

Pok Fu Lam Reservoir, a reservoir in Hong Kong

水退

seoi2 teoi3

low tide; receding tide

塘水滾塘魚

tong4 seoi2 gwan2 tong4 jyu2

it is a cantonese proverb, ponds only have water and fish, would not have anythi

藍藥水

laam4 joek6 seoi2

gentian violet, a topical antiseptic

雨水泵

jyu5 seoi2 bam1

a rainwater sump pump

水牌

seoi2 paai4*2

a lacquered board in shops, used like slate for erasable writing

沕水撞牆

mei6 seoi2 zung1 coeng4

go through hurdles and hardship

口水歌

hau2 seoi2 go1

resung songs (lit., "saliva songs"): some mediocre singers will sing the hit son

水箱水

seoi2 soeng1 seoi2

engine anti-freeze coolant

水半球

seoi2 bun3 kau4

[geology] the water hemisphere