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Chinese
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to withdraw; to pull back; to contract to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce |
water; river
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| trad. (縮水)
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縮
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水
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| simp. (缩水)
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缩
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水
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Pronunciation
Verb
縮水
- to shrink in the wash
- to shrink; to contract (of profits, quantities, scales, etc.)
- to become dehydrated
Synonyms
- (shrink in the wash): 抽水 (chōushuǐ); (Xining Mandarin) 出水
- (become dehydrated): 脫水／脱水 (tuōshuǐ)
References
- 阿塗 (2017) 七刻 , transl., 圖解廣東話 [Cantonese.jpg], Hong Kong: Whitepaper Publishing