習水
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Chinese
| to practise; to study; habit | water; river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (習水) | 習 | 水 | |
| simp. (习水) | 习 | 水 | |
Etymology
From the old name 鰼水 / 鳛水, where the less common character 鰼 / 鳛 (xí) was replaced with the homophonous and more common character 習 / 习 (xí).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xíshuǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Síshuěi
- Wade–Giles: Hsi2-shui3
- Yale: Syí-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyishoei
- Palladius: Сишуй (Sišuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zaap6 seoi2
- Yale: jaahp séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap9 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: zab6 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saːp̚² sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
習水