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Chinese
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up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
water; river
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simp. and trad.
(上水)
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上
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水
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水上
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Pronunciation 1
Verb
上水
- to add water (to a kettle, field, etc.)
- to sail against the current
- to feed water to a steam engine or radiator (of a car, ship, etc.)
- to sprinkle water on vegetables or fruit
- (Cantonese) to come out of the water
你游咗成十個塘喇喎，捨得上水未呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你游咗成十个塘喇㖞，舍得上水未呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]- nei5 jau4 zo2 seng4 sap6 go3 tong4 laa3 wo3, se2 dak1 soeng5 seoi2 mei6 aa3?
- You've already swum like ten laps. Are you going to get out of the water yet?
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) to reappear after disappearing for a long period of time
- Synonym: 浮頭／浮头 (pou4 tau4)
- (Southern Min) to unload a ship
- (Hakka) to be submerged in floodwater
Synonyms
- (to unload a ship): (Hokkien) 起水
Pronunciation 2
Noun
上水
- upstream; upper reaches of a river
Pronunciation 3
Proper noun
上水
- Sheung Shui (an area in Hong Kong)
Pronunciation 4
Noun
上水
- (Southwestern Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka) haslet
Pronunciation 5
Verb
上水
- (Min) to draw water from a well
Noun
上水
- (Southern Min) edema; dropsy
Synonyms