淡水
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 淡水. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 淡水, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 淡水 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 淡水 you have here. The definition of the word 淡水 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of淡水, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Chinese
insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen |
water; river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (淡水) | 淡 | 水 | |
| simp. #(淡水) | 淡 | 水 | |
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dànshuěi
- Wade–Giles: tan4-shui3
- Yale: dàn-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dannshoei
- Palladius: даньшуй (danʹšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tän⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: taam5 seoi2
- Yale: táahm séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: taam5 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: tam5 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaːm¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thâm-súi
- Hakka Romanization System: tamˊ suiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: tam1 sui3
- Sinological IPA: /tʰam²⁴ su̯i³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǎm-súi
- Tâi-lô: tǎm-suí
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tam²² sui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tām-súi
- Tâi-lô: tām-suí
- Phofsit Daibuun: daxmsuie
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tam²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǎm-chúi
- Tâi-lô: tǎm-tsuí
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tam²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: dan6 zui2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tăⁿ tsúi
- Sinological IPA (key): /tã³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Noun
淡水
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
See also
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): daam6 seoi2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Tham-súi
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tām-chúi / Tām-súi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dànshuěi
- Wade–Giles: Tan4-shui3
- Yale: Dàn-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dannshoei
- Palladius: Даньшуй (Danʹšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tän⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daam6 seoi2
- Yale: daahm séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: daam6 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: dam6 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːm²² sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tham-súi
- Hakka Romanization System: tam suiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: tam4 sui3
- Sinological IPA: /tʰam⁵⁵ su̯i³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tām-chúi
- Tâi-lô: Tām-tsuí
- Phofsit Daibuun: daxmzuie
- IPA (Taipei): /tam³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tām-súi
- Tâi-lô: Tām-suí
- Phofsit Daibuun: daxmsuie
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam³³⁻²¹ sui⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /tam³³⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Proper noun
淡水
- (～區, formerly ～鎮) Tamsui (a sea-side district in New Taipei, Taiwan)
- (～河) Tamsui (a river in northern Taiwan)
Descendants
References
- (Min Nan) “Entry #7546”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 淡 | 水 |
| たん Grade: S |
すい Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
淡 (“tasteless”) + 水 (“water”)
Noun
Antonyms
See also
- 真水 (mamizu, “drinking water”)
- 飲用水 (in'yōsui, “drinking water”)