聖水

See also: 圣水

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	water; river
trad. (聖水)		聖	水
simp. (圣水)		圣	水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèngshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ seoi²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳn-súi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sèng-chúi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèngshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèngshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: shêng⁴-shui³
    • Yale: shèng-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqshoei
    • Palladius: шэншуй (šɛnšuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ seoi²
    • Yale: sing séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ sɵy̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳn-súi
    • Hakka Romanization System: siin sui^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ sui³
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ su̯i³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: sìng-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seangzuie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

Noun

聖水

1. holy water

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	水
せい Grade: 6	すい Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

Origin unclear. May have been coined in Japanese of Middle Chinese-derived elements, or may have been borrowed from Chinese.

Uncommon term. Not included in some monolingual dictionaries.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーすい [sèésúí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːsɨi]

Noun

聖(せい)水(すい) • (seisui) 

1. (Christianity) holy water
2. (slang) (female's) urine

Coordinate terms

• 聖酒(せいしゅ) (seishu): sacramental wine
• 聖香(きよか) (kiyoka): sacramental incense
• 聖火(せいか) (seika): a sacred fire or flames
• 聖地(せいち) (seichi): hallowed ground
• 禊(みそぎ) (misogi): Shinto rite of sacred washing

Korean

Hanja in this term
聖	水

Noun

聖水 • (seongsu) (hangeul 성수)

1. hanja form^? of 성수 (“holy water”)