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Chinese
| salt | water; river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鹽水) | 鹽 | 水 | |
| simp. (盐水) | 盐 | 水 | |
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jim4 seoi2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iâm-chúi
- Wu (Ningbo, Wugniu): 2hi-syu3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yánshuǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yánshuěi
- Wade–Giles: yen2-shui3
- Yale: yán-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanshoei
- Palladius: яньшуй (janʹšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: янфи (i͡anfi, I-II)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iæ̃²⁴ fi⁵¹/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jim4 seoi2
- Yale: yìhm séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: jim4 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: yim4 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
鹽水
Synonyms
Antonyms
- 淡水 (dànshuǐ)
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Yánshuǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yánshuěi
- Wade–Giles: Yen2-shui3
- Yale: Yán-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanshoei
- Palladius: Яньшуй (Janʹšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
Proper noun
鹽水
- (～區) Yanshuei, Yanshui (a district of Tainan, Taiwan)
- 此外，將軍區北埔里、鹽水區飯店里也有台灣環頸雉棲息。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
- From: 7 November 2017, Formosan ring-necked pheasants spotted in Tainan 西港金砂里 出現二十多隻台灣環頸雉, Taipei Times, 楊金城, EDWARD JONES, trans.
- Cǐwài, Jiāngjūn Qū Běipǔ Lǐ, Yánshuǐ Qū Fàndiàn Lǐ yě yǒu Táiwān Huánjǐngzhì qīxí.
- There have also been separate sightings of Formosan ring-necked pheasants perching in Beipu Borough in Jiangjun District and in Fandian Borough in the city’s Yanshuei District.
此外，将军区北埔里、盐水区饭店里也有台湾环颈雉栖息。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鹽 | 水 |
| しお Hyōgai |
みず Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鹽 | 水 |
| えん Hyōgai |
すい Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 鹽水 – see the following entry. | ||||
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| (This term, 鹽水, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鹽 | 水 |