抽水

Chinese

		to draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump	water; river
simp. and trad. (抽水)		抽	水
anagram		水抽

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chōushuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ seoi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiu-chúi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chōushuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄡ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: choushuěi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻou¹-shui³
    • Yale: chōu-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choushoei
    • Palladius: чоушуй (čoušuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cau¹ seoi²
    • Yale: chāu séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 抽水 秋水

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiu-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: thiu-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiuzuie
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiu³³ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁴²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

Verb

抽⫽水 (verb-object)

1. to flush; to pump (of water)
2. to shrink in the wash
3. (Cantonese) to draw some money from each gambling for tips
4. (chiefly Cantonese, derogatory) to take a cut (of profits, winnings, etc.); to draw advantages from; to take advantage of
5. (Cantonese) to sexually harass
6. (Cantonese) to make a sly verbal attack at another person during a discussion

Synonyms

• (take a cut): 抽頭／抽头 (chōutóu)
• (shrink in the wash): 縮水／缩水 (suōshuǐ)

Derived terms

• 抽水機／抽水机 (chōushuǐjī)
• 抽水馬桶／抽水马桶 (chōushuǐ mǎtǒng)

 

References

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