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飲水

飲水

Chinese

		drink	water; river
trad. (飲水)		飲	水
simp. (饮水)		饮	水

Noun

飲水

potable water

Derived terms

飲水台／饮水台

飲水機／饮水机 (yǐnshuǐjī)

Verb

飲水

to drink water

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǐnshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam² seoi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yím-súi
Min Nan (POJ): ím-súi / ím-chúi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yǐnshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiinshoei
  - IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    引水
    飲水／饮水
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jam² seoi²
  - Yale: yám séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam² soey²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐm³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yím-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: im` sui`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yim³ sui³
  - IPA: /im³¹ su̯i³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yím-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)im` sui`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yim³ sui³
  - IPA: /(j)im³¹ su̯i³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ím-súi
  - Tâi-lô: ím-suí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ymsuie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /im⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /im⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /im⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ím-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: ím-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ymzuie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /im⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁵³/