Cantonese Dictionary

水中

seoi2 zung1

Mandarin: shui3 zhong1

in water

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水乳交融

seoi2 jyu5 gaau1 jung4

Mandarin: shui3 ru3 jiao1 rong2

(noun) in harmony

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水乾

seoi2 gon1

Mandarin: shui3 gan1

Simplified: 水干

(adjective) dry

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水仙

seoi2 sin1

Mandarin: shui3 xian1

daffodil: national flower(花) of Wales(威爾斯)

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水仙花

seoi2 sin1 faa1

narcissus flower

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水份

seoi2 fan6

Mandarin: shui3 fen4

moisture

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水位

seoi2 wai6

Mandarin: shui3 wei4

water level

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水俁病

seoi2 jyu5 beng6

Mandarin: shui3 yu3 bing4

Minamata disease (mercury poisoning found in Southern Japan in 1956)

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水兵

seoi2 bing1

Mandarin: shui3 bing1

enlisted sailor in navy

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水刑

seoi2 jing4

Mandarin: shui3 xing2

waterboarding (form of torture)

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水利

seoi2 lei6

Mandarin: shui3 li4

(adjective) Hydraulic

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水利工程

seoi2 lei6 gung1 cing4

Mandarin: shui3 li4 gong1 cheng2

hydraulic engineering

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水力

seoi2 lik6

Mandarin: shui3 li4

water power; hydraulic power

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水力按摩

seoi2 lik6 on3 mo1

jacuzzi

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水力發電

seoi2 lik6 faat3 din6

Mandarin: shui3 li4 fa1 dian4

hydroelectric power

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水力發電廠

seoi2 lik6 faat3 din6 cong2

Mandarin: shui3 li4 fa1 dian4 chang3

Simplified: 水力发电厂

hydroelectric power plant

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水力資源

seoi2 lik6 zi1 jyun4

Mandarin: shui3 li4 zi1 yuan2

Simplified: 水力资源

hydraulic water resources

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水務署

seoi2 mou6 cyu5

Mandarin: shui3 wu4 shu3

Simplified: 水务署

the Water Supplies Department

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水勢

seoi2 sai3

Mandarin: shui3 shi4

Simplified: 水势

(adjective) water current

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水勼油

seoi2 kau1 jau4

Mandarin: shui3 jiu1 you2

incompatible; mutually exclusive; can never mix | get on with each other

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水化學

seoi2 faa3 hok6

Mandarin: shui3 hua4 xue2

hydrochemistry

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水半球

seoi2 bun3 kau4

Mandarin: shui3 ban4 qiu2

[geology] the water hemisphere

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水印

seoi2 jan3

watermark

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水口

seoi2 hau2

Mandarin: shui3 kou3

(a place in Hong Kong) Shui Hau (noun) mouth of a river

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水吧

seoi2 baa1

Mandarin: shui3 ba1

a bar (inside a restaurant or room)

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水喉

seoi2 hau4

Mandarin: shui3 hou2

(n.) a hose; a water pipe (adj.) (slang) Mr. moneybags (if someone is described as 有支水喉射住, he has sufficient financial support.)

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水喉匠

seoi2 hau4 zoeng6

Mandarin: shui3 hou2 jiang4

a plumber

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水喉水

seoi2 hau4 seoi2

Mandarin: shui3 hou2 shui3

tap water (spoken)

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水喉通

seoi2 hau4 tung1

Mandarin: shui3 hou2 tong1

metal water pipes

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水喉鐵

seoi2 hau4 tit3

Mandarin: shui3 hou2 tie3

Simplified: 水喉铁

(noun) pipe

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