洗浴

Chinese

		to wash; to bathe	bath; to bathe
simp. and trad. (洗浴)		洗	浴

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xǐyù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² juk⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sóe-e̍k / sóe-ia̍k / sóe-hia̍k / sé-e̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): soi² êg⁸

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): soi² iag⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐyù
  - Wade–Giles: hsi³-yü⁴
  - Yale: syǐ-yù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiiyuh
  - Palladius: сиюй (sijuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai² juk⁶
  - Yale: sái yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai² juk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei² yug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ jʊk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sóe-e̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sué-i̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soefek
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /sue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sóe-ia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sué-ia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soefiak
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iak̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sóe-hia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sué-hia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soefhiak
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiak̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sé-e̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sé-i̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sefek
  - IPA (Tainan): /se⁵³⁻⁵⁵ iɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: soi² êg⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sói e̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /soi⁵²⁻³⁵ ek̚⁴/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: soi² iag⁸
  - Sinological IPA: /sɔi³¹ iak̚²/

Verb

洗浴

to bathe; to take a bath
(dialectal) to swim
(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to swim in the sea

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 洗澡 (“to take a shower or bath”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		洗澡, 沐浴
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	洗澡
	Taiwan	洗澡
	Harbin	洗澡兒
	Shenyang	洗澡兒
	Malaysia	沖涼
	Singapore	沖涼
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	洗澡
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	洗澡
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	洗澡
	Xi'an	洗澡
	Xining	洗澡
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	洗澡
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	洗澡兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	洗澡
	Wuhan	洗澡
	Guiyang	洗澡
	Kunming	洗澡
	Guilin	洗澡
	Lipu	洗涼
	Liuzhou	洗身
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	洗澡
	Yangzhou	洗澡
	Hefei	洗澡, 抹澡
Cantonese	Guangzhou	沖涼, 洗身
	Hong Kong	沖涼, 洗白白 childish, 洗身 dated
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	洗身
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	沖涼, 洗身
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	沖涼, 洗身
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	沖涼, 洗身
	Macau	沖涼
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	沖涼
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	沖涼
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	沖涼, 洗身
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	沖涼, 洗身
	Foshan	沖涼
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	洗涼
	Foshan (Shunde)	沖涼
	Foshan (Sanshui)	沖涼, 洗身
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	洗身
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	洗身, 過身
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	洗身
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	洗身
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	沖涼, 洗身
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	洗身
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	洗身
	Taishan	沖涼
	Kaiping (Chikan)	洗身
	Enping (Niujiang)	沖涼
	Heshan (Yayao)	洗身
	Dongguan	沖涼
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	沖涼
	Qingyuan	沖涼
	Fogang	沖涼, 洗身
	Yingde (Hanguang)	洗身
	Yangshan	洗身
	Lianshan (Butian)	洗身
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	洗身
	Shaoguan	沖涼, 洗身
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	洗身, 沖涼
	Renhua	沖涼, 洗身
	Lechang	洗身, 沖涼
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	洗身
	Sihui	洗身
	Guangning	洗身
	Deqing	洗涼
	Huaiji	洗汗
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	沖涼
	Yunfu	洗身
	Xinxing	洗身
	Luoding	洗身, 沖涼
	Yunan (Pingtai)	洗身
	Yangjiang	洗身
	Xinyi	洗身, 揩身
	Maoming (Xinpo)	洗身, 沖涼
	Lianjiang	沖涼, 洗身
	Wuchuan (Wuyang)	洗身
	Nanning	沖涼, 洗身
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	洗身
	Hepu (Shatian)	沖身, 沖涼
	Qinzhou	沖涼, 洗身
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	沖涼, 洗身
	Beihai	洗身
	Beihai (Nankang)	沖涼
	Beihai (Yingpan)	洗身
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	洗身, 沖涼
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	沖涼
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	洗身, 沖涼
Dongxing	洗身
Danzhou	洗皮
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	沖涼
Ipoh (Guangfu)	沖涼
Singapore (Guangfu)	沖涼
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	沖涼
Móng Cái	洗身, 沖涼
Gan	Nanchang	洗澡
	Lichuan	做洗
	Pingxiang	洗澡
Hakka	Meixian	沖涼, 洗身, 洗身仔
	Dabu (Xihe)	洗身
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	沖涼, 洗身
	Huiyang	沖涼
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	沖涼
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	沖涼
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	沖涼
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	洗身
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	洗身
	Wengyuan	洗身
	Liannan	洗身
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	洗身
	Jiexi	洗身
	Luhe	洗身
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	洗浴
	Changting	洗浴
	Wuping (Yanqian)	洗浴
	Ninghua	洗湯
	Yudu	洗澡
	Ningdu	洗湯
	Tonggu (Sandu)	洗身
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	洗澡
	Dayu	洗澡
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	沖涼, 洗身, 洗身腳
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	沖涼, 洗身, 洗身腳
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	沖涼, 洗身, 洗身腳
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	沖涼, 洗身, 洗浴, 洗身腳
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	沖涼, 洗浴, 洗浴腳
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	沖涼, 洗浴
	Hong Kong	沖涼
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	洗身
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	洗身
	Xinyi (Sihe)	洗身
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	洗身
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	洗身
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	洗身
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	洗身
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	洗身, 沖涼
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	洗身
	Mengshan (Xihe)	洗身
	Luchuan	洗身
	Sabah (Longchuan)	沖涼
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	沖涼
	Senai (Huiyang)	沖涼
	Kuching (Hepo)	洗涼
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	洗涼
	Singkawang	洗涼
Huizhou	Jixi	洗浴
Jin	Taiyuan	洗澡
Jin	Xinzhou	洗澡
Northern Min	Jian'ou	洗浴
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	洗浴
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	洗浴, 洗身
	Pucheng (Shibei)	洗浴
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	洗湯, 洗身
	Fuzhou (Changle)	洗湯
	Fuqing	洗身
	Yongtai	洗身
	Gutian	洗浴
	Fu'an	洗湯
	Ningde	洗身
	Shouning	洗身
	Zhouning	洗完身
	Fuding	洗身體
Southern Min	Xiamen	洗身軀, 洗身, 洗浴, 灇浴 †
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	洗身軀
	Quanzhou	洗身軀, 洗身, 洗浴
	Jinjiang	洗身, 灇肉 †, 灇身 †
	Yongchun	洗身
	Zhangzhou	洗渾軀, 洗渾, 洗浴, 灇浴 †
	Zhangpu	洗渾軀
	Zhao'an	洗浴
	Taipei	洗身軀
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	洗身軀
	Kaohsiung	洗身軀, 洗胸軀
	Yilan	洗渾軀
	Changhua (Lukang)	洗身軀, 揉身軀
	Taichung	洗身軀, 洗胸軀
	Taichung (Wuqi)	洗身軀
	Tainan	洗身軀
	Taitung	洗胸軀
	Hsinchu	洗身軀
	Kinmen	洗身軀
	Penghu (Magong)	洗身軀
	Penang (Hokkien)	灇, 灇浴, 灇水
	Singapore (Hokkien)	灇水, 灇浴
	Manila (Hokkien)	灇肉, 洗身, 洗身軀
	Medan (Hokkien)	灇水, 灇浴
	Chaozhou	洗浴
	Shantou	洗浴
	Shantou (Chenghai)	洗浴
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	洗浴
	Jieyang	洗浴, 灇浴 †
	Lufeng	洗浴, 洗身
	Haifeng	洗浴
	Bangkok (Teochew)	灇浴
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	洗浴, 灇浴
	Singapore (Teochew)	灇浴
	Leizhou	沖涼, 洗浴
	Wenchang	洗浴, 洗熱
	Haikou	洗浴, 洗熱, 漴浴, 洗面 childish
	Singapore (Hainanese)	漴浴
Puxian Min	Putian	洗濯
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	洗濯
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	洗濯
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	洗身
	Xianyou	洗濯, 洗湯 in a hot spring
	Xianyou (Fengting)	洗濯
	Xianyou (Youyang)	洗濯
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	洗身
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	洗涼
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	洗身
Wu	Shanghai	汏浴, 淨浴, 淴浴 dated
	Suzhou	淴浴
	Danyang	洗浴
	Deqing	澡浴
	Hangzhou	洗浴, 汏浴
	Ningbo	汏浴
	Wenzhou	洗浴, 洗身體
	Lishui	洗浴
	Jinhua	洗浴
Xiang	Changsha	洗澡
	Loudi	洗澡
	Shuangfeng	洗澡
Note	† - (chiefly) to shower

Dialectal synonyms of 游泳 (“to swim”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		游泳, 游水, 洑水, 浮水, 泅水
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	游泳, 洑水
	Taiwan	游泳
	Harbin	游泳, 洑水
	Malaysia	游泳
	Singapore	游泳
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	游泳, 浮水, 洑水, 洗澡
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	游泳, 漤水兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	洑水, 洗澡 rural
	Wanrong	泭水
	Xi'an	浮水, 洗澡
	Xining	游泳
	Xuzhou	洗澡
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	浮水
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	洗澡
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	耍水
	Lanzhou	洑水, 打澡, 洗澡兒
	Ürümqi	游泳, 洗澡兒, 浮水
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	游泳, 浮水, 洗澡
	Wuhan	游泳, 游水, 泅水, 玩水
	Guiyang	洗澡, 洑水, 游泳
	Liuzhou	游水, 洗大涼
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	游泳, 游水
	Yangzhou	游泳, 游水, 洗澡
	Nantong	游水
	Hefei	洗澡, 划水
	Chuzhou	洗澡
Cantonese	Guangzhou	游水
	Hong Kong	游水
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	游水
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	游水
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	游水
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	游水
	Macau	游水
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	游水
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	洗涼, 游水
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	游水
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	洗身
	Foshan	游水
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	湧水
	Foshan (Shunde)	湧水
	Foshan (Sanshui)	游水
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	游水
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	游水
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	游水
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	游水
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	游水
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	游水
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	游水
	Taishan	游水
	Kaiping (Chikan)	游水
	Enping (Niujiang)	游水
	Heshan (Yayao)	游水
	Dongguan	游水
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	游水
	Yangjiang	游水
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	游水
	Singapore (Guangfu)	游水
Gan	Nanchang	玩水, 泅水
	Lichuan	划水
	Pingxiang	洗冷水澡, 泅水
Hakka	Meixian	游水, 洗身仔, 泅水仔, 泅水
	Fengshun (Tangkeng)	洗溪身
	Fengshun (Fengliang)	洗溪身
	Fengshun (Pantian)	洗溪身
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	洗冷水身, 游水
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	游水
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	游水
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	游水
	Liannan	洗冷水身
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	游泳
	Jiexi	泅水
	Changting	洗浴
	Wuping	洗身子
	Ninghua	打浮條
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	泅水, 洗身仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	泅水, 泅水仔, 洗身仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	泅水, 洗身仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	泅水, 泅身
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	泅水, 泅水仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	泅水
	Hong Kong	游水
	Senai (Huiyang)	游水
	Kuching (Hepo)	游水
Jin	Taiyuan	耍水, 游泳
Jin	Xinzhou	耍水
Northern Min	Jian'ou	泅水, 洗浴, 游泳
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	泅水, 洗水
	Fuding	泅水
	Singapore (Fuqing)	泅水
Southern Min	Xiamen	泅水, 游泳
	Quanzhou	泅水, 游泳
	Zhangzhou	泅水, 游泳
	Taipei	泅水, 游泳
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	泅水
	Kaohsiung	泅水, 游泳
	Yilan	泅水, 游泳
	Changhua (Lukang)	泅水
	Taichung	泅水, 游泳
	Tainan	泅水, 洗浴, 游泳
	Hsinchu	泅水, 游泳
	Kinmen	泅水
	Penghu (Magong)	泅水
	Penang (Hokkien)	泅水
	Singapore (Hokkien)	泅水
	Manila (Hokkien)	泅水
	Chaozhou	泅水
	Shantou	游水, 泅, 泅水
	Jieyang	泅水
	Haifeng	泅水, 洗浴仔
	Bangkok (Teochew)	泅水
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	游水
	Singapore (Teochew)	泅浴
	Pontianak (Teochew)	泅水
	Haikou	游水
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	游水
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	游水
Wu	Shanghai	游水, 游泳
	Shanghai (Chongming)	游水, 淨冷水肉
	Suzhou	游水, 游泳
	Danyang	划水
	Hangzhou	游泳
	Ningbo	游河, 打泅
	Wenzhou	泅水兒, 泅河兒
	Jinhua	划水, 划水鴨兒, 游泳
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	划花兒
Xiang	Changsha	玩水, 洗冷水澡, 游泳
	Loudi	打浮泅
	Shuangfeng	洗冷水澡