Talk:鹹水海

RFV discussion: September–October 2023

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鹹水海

Chinese. Please give an example if this word is just referring to "the sea". This word seems to be usually used only in idiomatic expressions e.g. 揼錢落鹹水海.--Mahogany115 (talk) 06:04, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Cited. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 15:41, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

I think that the definition should be refined because this word does not refer to "the sea" in general. Should we say that this word has a slightly derogatory sense? Mahogany115 (talk) 13:27, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

@RcAlex36, Wpi What do you two think? — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 01:20, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

I don't think it is derogatory. Yes it is used in slightly negative contexts, but that's because the sea has the nature of being violent(?) threatening(?) towards things that go inside it. The emphasis on "saltwater" probably makes it a bit more negative than simply 海 (hoi²), since saltwater also corrodes objects and kills life. "brine (sense 2)" might be a more accurate gloss.– wpi (talk) 04:07, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

• RFV passed. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 16:28, 10 October 2023 (UTC)