摻水

Chinese

		to mix in	water
trad. (摻水)		摻	水
simp. (掺水)		掺	水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chānshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caam¹ seoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chānshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chanshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan¹-shui³
    • Yale: chān-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chanshoei
    • Palladius: чаньшуй (čanʹšuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caam¹ seoi²
    • Yale: chāam séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaam¹ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cam¹ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːm⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Verb

摻⫽水 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (literal) to add water; to dilute; to water down
2. (figurative) to water down; to water; to dilute; to adulterate