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2025
秋水
秋水
Chinese
autumn; fall; harvest time
autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing
water; river
simp.
and
trad.
(
秋水
)
秋
水
Adjective
秋水
clear
;
translucent
Noun
秋水
the
waters
of
autumn
(
figuratively
)
limpid eyes of a woman
Etymology
秋
(
autumn
) +
水
(
waters
)
The waters of autumn are clear and pure. This term is used metaphorically to describe an object (ex. shiny metal etc) with this quality.
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
qiūshuǐ
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄑㄧㄡ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
cau
1
seoi
2
Hakka
(
Sixian
,
PFS
)
:
chhiû-súi
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
qiūshuǐ
Zhuyin
:
ㄑㄧㄡ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
chioushoei
IPA
(key)
:
/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
)
+
Jyutping
:
cau
1
seoi
2
Yale
:
ch
ā
u séui
Cantonese Pinyin
:
tsau
1
soey
2
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡sʰɐu̯
⁵⁵
sɵy̯³⁵/
Hakka
(
Sixian
, incl.
Miaoli
and
Meinong
)
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
:
chhiû-súi
Hakka Romanization System
:
qiu´ sui`
Hagfa Pinyim
:
qiu
1
sui
3
IPA
:
/t͡ɕʰi̯u²⁴ su̯i³¹/
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