水中

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Chinese

		water; river	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
simp. and trad. (水中)		水	中
anagram		中水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐzhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² zung¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): súi-chûng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐzhōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěijhong
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-chung¹
  - Yale: shwěi-jūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeijong
  - Palladius: шуйчжун (šujčžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² zung¹
  - Yale: séui jūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² dzung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² zung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: súi-chûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: sui^ˋ zung^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sui³ zung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /su̯i³¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/

Noun

水中

in water; under water

Derived terms

水中丞
水中捉月
水中撈月／水中捞月 (shuǐzhōng-lāoyuè)
水中月
水中毒 (shuǐzhòngdú)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
水	中
すい Grade: 1	ちゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi

From 水 (sui, “water”) +‎ 中 (-chū, “in; within”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すいちゅう (Heiban – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

水(すい)中(ちゅう) • (suichū)

(often attributive) underwater
- 1999 May 27, “カクタス [Cactus]”, in Vol.3, Konami:
  
  水(すい)中(ちゅう)に潜(ひそ)んでいる、得(え)体(たい)の知(し)れない格(かっ)好(こう)をしたばけもの。
  Suichū ni hisonde iru, etai no shirenai kakkō o shita bakemono.
  A weird-looking monster that lurks in the water.

Derived terms

水(すい)中(ちゅう)花(か) (suichūka): type of artificial flower which "blossoms" in water
水(すい)中(ちゅう)眼(め)鏡(がね) (suichū megane): swimming goggles
水(すい)中(ちゅう)写(しゃ)真(しん) (suichū shashin): underwater photography
水(すい)中(ちゅう)写(しゃ)真(しん)ダイブ (suichū shashin daibu): underwater photography dive
水(すい)中(ちゅう)生(せい)物(ぶつ)観(かん)察(さつ) (suichū seibutsu kansatsu): aquatic life survey
水(すい)中(ちゅう)翼(よく)船(せん) (suichū yokusen): hydrofoil
水(すい)中(ちゅう)スクーター (suichū sukūtā): diver propulsion vehicle
水(すい)中(ちゅう)スクーターダイブ (suichū sukūtā daibu): dive on an underwater scooter
水(すい)中(ちゅう)ナチュラリストダイブ (suichū nachurarisuto daibu): underwater naturalist dive
水(すい)中(ちゅう)ナビゲーション (suichū nabigēshon): underwater navigation
水(すい)中(ちゅう)ビデオ (suichū bideo): underwater videography
水(すい)中(ちゅう)ビデオダイブ (suichū bideo daibu): underwater videography dive
水(すい)中(ちゅう)ライト (suichū raito): diving light
音(おん)波(ば)水(すい)中(ちゅう)探(たん)知(ち)機(き) (onba suichū tanchiki): sonar
潜(せん)水(すい)中(ちゅう) (sensuichū): while diving; while submerged

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
水	中
みず Grade: 1	なか Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Proper noun

水(みず)中(なか) • (Mizunaka)

Mizunaka (a district of the city of Kamitakaiguntakayamamura, Nagano Prefecture, Japan)
a surname

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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