破水

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Chinese

to break; to split; broken
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
 
water; river
simp. and trad.
(破水)

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破水

  1. (obstetrics) to have one's waters break; to have a rupture of membranes
  2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, agriculture) to dig a gap along a field to drain the water

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