Chinese

Noun

淡水

1. fresh water; potable water; drinking water

See also

• 飲用水／饮用水 (yǐnyòngshuǐ)
• 泉水 (quánshuǐ)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

淡水

1. Tamsui District, a sea-side district in New Taipei City

References

• (Min Nan) “Entry #7546”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese

Etymology

淡 ‎(“tan, 淡い: awai, tasteless”) +‎ 水 ‎(“-すい, "-sui", water”)

Noun

淡水 ‎(hiragana たんすい, romaji tansui)

1. fresh water

Antonyms

• 海水 (かいすい) ‎(kaisui, “seawater”)

See also

• 真水 (まみず) ‎(mamizu, “drinking water”)
• 飲用水 (いんようすい) ‎(in'yōsui, “drinking water”)