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shui

shui

See also: shuí, shuì, and shuǐ

Ido

Noun

shui

  1. plural of shuo

Japanese

Romanization

shui

  1. rōmaji reading of しゅい

Mandarin

Romanization

shui

  1. Nonstandard spelling of shuí.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of shuǐ.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of shuì.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.