鹼水

See also: 碱水

Chinese

		alkali; soda; base (chem.)	water; river
trad. (鹼水)		鹼	水
simp. (碱水)		碱	水
alternative forms		梘水／枧水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎnshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² seoi²
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ke-sy

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnshuǐ [Phonetic: jiánshuǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-shui³
    • Yale: jyǎn-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanshoei
    • Palladius: цзяньшуй (czjanʹšuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan² seoi²
    • Yale: gáan séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan² sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵ke-sy
    • MiniDict: ke^去 sy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ke-sr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ke³³ sz̩⁴⁴/

Noun

鹼水

1. (cooking) lye water; alkaline water
2. (Cantonese) soap water

Derived terms

• 鹼水粽 / 碱水粽 (jiǎnshuǐzòng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (鹼水):

• → Japanese: 梘(かん)水(すい) (kansui)