水尾

Chinese

Pronunciation

Noun

水尾

1. (literary or Hakka, Southern Min) downstream regions of a river
2. (Cantonese) leftover goods
3. (Cantonese) leftovers
4. (Cantonese) end of an event, news, popularity, etc.

Proper noun

水尾

1. (dated) former name of Ruisui, Hualien, prior to Japanese rule

Synonyms

• 瑞穗 (Ruìsuì)

References

• (Min Nan) “Entry #34169”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
• (Min Nan) “Entry #40049”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みお (Heiban – )
• (Tokyo) み​お (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

Noun

水(み)尾(お) • (mio) ^{←みを (miwo)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 澪 (“waterway; water channel”)

Proper noun

水(み)尾(お) • (Mio) ^{←みを (miwo)?}

1. a female given name
2. a surname

Etymology 2

Various nanori readings.

Proper noun

水(すい)尾(び) • (Suibi) 

1. a unisex given name

水(みず)尾(お) • (Mizuo) ^{←みづを (midwo)?}

1. A place name.
2. a surname

水(みずの)尾(お) • (Mizunoo) ^{←みづのを (midunowo)?}

1. a surname

References