油水
Chinese
[edit]| oil; sly | water; river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (油水) |
油 | 水 | |
| anagram | 水油 | ||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jau4 seoi2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yù-súi
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iû-chúi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yóushuěi
- Wade–Giles: yu2-shui3
- Yale: yóu-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youshoei
- Palladius: юшуй (jušuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- Homophones:
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游水
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jau4 seoi2
- Yale: yàuh séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: jau4 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: yeo4 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-súi
- Hakka Romanization System: iuˇ suiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: yiu2 sui3
- Sinological IPA: /i̯u¹¹ su̯i³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-súi
- Hakka Romanization System: (r)iuˇ suiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: yiu2 sui3
- Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹ su̯i³¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
Noun
[edit]油水
- (literally) grease or oil found in cooking
- (figuratively, usually pejorative) piece of the pie; side benefit