回水

Chinese

		to return	water; money
simp. and trad. (回水)		回	水

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huíshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huíshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huéishuěi
    • Wade–Giles: hui²-shui³
    • Yale: hwéi-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweishoei
    • Palladius: хуэйшуй (xuejšuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

回水

1. (of water) to return

Noun

回水

1. backwater; return water

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ seoi²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wui⁴ seoi²
    • Yale: wùih séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

Verb

回⫽水 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, informal) to refund

References

• 阿塗 [Ah To] (2017) 七刻 [Chukhak], transl., 圖解廣東話 [Cantonese.jpg], Hong Kong: Whitepaper Publishing