霧水

Chinese

		fog; mist	water; river
trad. (霧水)		霧	水
simp. (雾水)		雾	水
anagram		水霧／水雾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wùshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mou⁶ seoi²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): mu⁵ sui²

  (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): mou⁶ sui²

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bū-chúi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wùshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wùshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: wu⁴-shui³
    • Yale: wù-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhshoei
    • Palladius: ушуй (ušuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁶ seoi²
    • Yale: mouh séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁶ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁶ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²² sɵy̯³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: mu⁵ sui²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbu³² sui⁵⁵/
  • (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
    • Jyutping++: mou⁶ sui²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou⁵⁵ ʃui²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bū-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: bū-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: buxzuie
    • IPA (Taipei): /bu³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

Noun

霧水

1. fog; mist; water droplets in fog
2. (Cantonese, Zhongshan Min) dew
3. (figurative) fleeting thing
4. (archaic) rainwater

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 霧 (“fog”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		霧, 霧氣, 霧靄
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		霧, 霧氣
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	霧
	Taiwan	霧
	Harbin	霧
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	霧
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	霧, 霧露
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	霧
	Wanrong	霧
	Xi'an	霧, 霧氣
	Xining	霧, 霧氣
	Xuzhou	霧
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	霧
	Lanzhou	霧, 霧氣
	Ürümqi	霧
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	霧, 霧罩, 霧氣
	Wuhan	霧
	Guiyang	霧罩, 雲霧
	Guilin	霧
	Liuzhou	霧, 霧水
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	霧
	Yangzhou	霧
	Hefei	霧
Cantonese	Guangzhou	霧
	Hong Kong	霧
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	霧
	Macau	霧
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	霧
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	霧
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	霧
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	霧, 大頭霧
	Foshan	霧
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	霧
	Foshan (Shunde)	霧
	Foshan (Sanshui)	霧
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	霧
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	霧
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	霧
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	霧
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	霧
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	霧
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	霧
	Taishan	霧
	Kaiping (Chikan)	霧
	Enping (Niujiang)	霧
	Heshan (Yayao)	霧
	Dongguan	霧, 霧水
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	霞霧
	Yangjiang	霧
	Danzhou	霧露
Gan	Nanchang	霧
	Lichuan	濛, 霧
	Pingxiang	霧露, 霧
Hakka	Meixian	霧, 濛沙
	Xingning	濛沙
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	霧
	Huidong (Daling)	霧, 濛霧
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	濛霞
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	濛露
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	霧
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	濛沙
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	沙霧
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	露
	Changting	濛沙
	Wuping	濛沙
	Wuping (Pingyu)	濛沙
	Liancheng	濛沙
	Ninghua	露
	Yudu	霧露
	Ruijin	濛沙
	Shicheng	濛
	Shangyou (Shexi)	濛露
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	濛沙煙
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	濛沙煙
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	濛煙
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	濛沙煙, 濛煙
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	濛沙煙, 濛煙
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	濛
Huizhou	Jixi	霧
Jin	Taiyuan	霧
	Xinzhou	霧
Northern Min	Jian'ou	露
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	雺
Southern Min	Xiamen	霧, 雺
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	雺霧
	Kaohsiung	霧
	Yilan	霧
	Changhua (Lukang)	霧
	Taichung	霧, 雺
	Tainan	霧
	Hsinchu	霧
	Kinmen	霧
	Penghu (Magong)	霧
	Manila (Hokkien)	霧
	Chaozhou	霧
	Leizhou	霧
	Wenchang	霧
	Haikou	霧
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	霧
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	霧
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	罩子
Wu	Shanghai	霧, 霧露, 迷霧
	Shanghai (Chongming)	迷露
	Suzhou	迷露
	Danyang	霧
	Hangzhou	霧露
	Ningbo	霧露
	Wenzhou	幔, 幔露
	Jinhua	霧
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	霧露
Xiang	Changsha	霧, 罩子, 罩
	Loudi	霧, 罩子 thick
	Shuangfeng	霧, 霧罩, 霧罩子

Dialectal synonyms of 露水 (“dew”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		露, 露水
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	露水
	Taiwan	露水
	Chengde	露水
	Chifeng	露水
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	露水
	Heihe	露水, 露
	Qiqihar	露水
	Harbin	露水, 露
	Jiamusi	露水, 露
	Baicheng	露水
	Changchun	露水
	Tonghua	露水
	Shenyang	露水, 露
	Jinzhou	露水, 露
	Singapore	露
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	露濕
	Tangshan	露水, 露
	Cangzhou	露濕
	Baoding	露水
	Shijiazhuang	露水兒
	Lijin	露水, 露
	Jinan	露水
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	露水
	Dandong	露水, 露
	Yantai	露水, 露
	Yantai (Muping)	露水, 露
	Qingdao	露水, 露
	Zhucheng	露水
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	露水
	Lingbao	露水
	Jining	露水
	Wanrong	露水
	Linfen	露水
	Shangqiu	露水
	Yuanyang	露水, 露
	Zhengzhou	露水
	Xinyang	露水
	Baihe	露水
	Xi'an	露水
	Baoji	露水, 露
	Tianshui	露水
	Xining	露水
	Xuzhou	露水
	Fuyang	露水
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	露水
	Lanzhou	露水
	Dunhuang	露水
	Hami	露水
	Ürümqi	露水
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	露水, 露, 露泊
	Nanchong	露水
	Dazhou	露水
	Hanyuan	露水, 露
	Xichang	露水, 露
	Zigong	露水
	Chongqing	露水
	Wuhan	露水, 露
	Yichang	露水
	Xiangyang	露水
	Tianmen	露水, 露
	Guiyang	露水
	Zunyi	露水
	Bijie	露水
	Liping	露水
	Zhaotong	露水, 露
	Dali	露水
	Kunming	露水, 露
	Mengzi	露
	Guilin	露水
	Liuzhou	露水
	Jishou	露水
	Changde	露水
	Hanzhong	露水, 露
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	露水
	Yangzhou	露水, 露
	Lianyungang	露水
	Lianshui	露水
	Nantong	露水
	Anqing	露水
	Wuhu	露水
	Hefei	露水
	Hong'an	露水
Cantonese	Guangzhou	露水, 霧水
	Hong Kong	露水
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	露水
	Macau	露水
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	霧水
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	露水
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	霧水
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	霧水
	Foshan	霧水
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	霧水
	Foshan (Shunde)	露水
	Foshan (Sanshui)	霧水
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	露水
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	露水
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	露水
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	霧水
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	露水
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	霧水
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	霧水
	Taishan	霧水
	Kaiping (Chikan)	霧水
	Enping (Niujiang)	霧水
	Heshan (Yayao)	露水
	Dongguan	霧水
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	露霧
	Yangjiang	霧水
Gan	Nanchang	露水
	Lichuan	露水
	Pingxiang	露水
Hakka	Meixian	露水
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	露水
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	露水
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	露水
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	露水
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	露水
	Yudu	露水, 露
Huizhou	Jixi	露水
	Shexian	露水
Jin	Taiyuan	露水
	Yangyuan	露水, 露
	Datong	露水
	Xinzhou	露水
	Lüliang (Lishi)	露水
	Changzhi	露水
	Linhe	露水, 露
	Jining	露水
	Hohhot	露水, 露
	Erenhot	露水
	Pingshan	露水
	Zhangjiakou	露水
	Handan	露水
	Linzhou	露水
	Suide	露水
Northern Min	Jian'ou	露水
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	露, 露水
Southern Min	Xiamen	露水
	Taipei	露水
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	露水
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	露水
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	露水
	Kaohsiung	露水
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	露水
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	露水
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	露水
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	露水
	Yilan	露水
	Yilan (Toucheng)	露水
	Changhua (Lukang)	露水
	Taichung	露水
	Tainan	露水
	Tainan (Anping)	露水
	Hsinchu	露水
	Kinmen	露水
	Penghu (Magong)	露水
	Penghu (Xiyu)	露水
	Longyan	露水
	Chaozhou	露水
	Leizhou	麻露
	Wenchang	毛露
	Haikou	毛露, 毛露水
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	霧水
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	霧露水
Wu	Shanghai	露水
	Shanghai (Chongming)	露水
	Suzhou	露水
	Danyang	露水, 味水
	Hangzhou	露水
	Ningbo	露水
	Wenzhou	露水
	Jinhua	露水
Xiang	Changsha	露水
	Loudi	露水
	Shuangfeng	露水

Derived terms

• 一頭霧水 / 一头雾水 (yītóuwùshuǐ)
• 霧水夫妻 / 雾水夫妻
• 霧水桃花 / 雾水桃花
• 霧水葛 / 雾水葛

 

Verb

霧⫽水 (verb-object)

1. (Hokkien) to splash water with mouth

Further reading

• “Entry #13623”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.