力水

Chinese

		power; force; strength	water; river
simp. and trad. (力水)		力	水
anagram		水力

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lik⁶ seoi²
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): lid⁶ sui³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lik⁶ seoi²
    • Yale: lihk séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lik⁹ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lig⁶ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: lid⁶ sui³
    • Sinological IPA: /lit̚⁵ suɪ³¹/

Noun

力水

1. (Cantonese, Hakka) physical strength; physical power; energy

Synonyms

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• 力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 力息 (lì-sĭ) (Northern Min)
• 力氣／力气 (lìqi)
• 力量 (lìliàng)
• 勁頭／劲头 (jìntóu) (colloquial)
• 強力／强力 (qiánglì)
• 旅力 (lǚlì) (literary)
• 氣力／气力 (qìlì)
• 筋力 (jīnlì)
• 膂力 (lǚlì)
• 體力／体力 (tǐlì)

 

Related terms

• 鋼水／钢水 (gong³ seoi²)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
力	水
ちから Grade: 1	みず Grade: 1

Etymology

Compound of 力 (“strength, power”) +‎ 水 (“water”).

Noun

力(ちから)水(みず) • (chikara mizu) 

1. (sumo) chikara mizu, water used by rikishi to ritually cleanse the mouth before a match