縮水

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See also: 缩水

Chinese[edit]

 
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
water; river
trad. (縮水)
simp. (缩水)

Pronunciation[edit]


Verb[edit]

縮水

  1. to shrink in the wash
  2. to shrink; to contract (of profits, quantities, scales, etc.)
  3. to become dehydrated

Synonyms[edit]

  • (shrink in the wash): 抽水 (chōushuǐ)
  • (become dehydrated): 脫水脱水 (tuōshuǐ)

References[edit]

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