秋水
Chinese
autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing |
water; river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (秋水) | 秋 | 水 | |
| simp. #(秋水) | 秋 | 水 | |
Etymology
The waters of autumn are clear and pure. This term is used metaphorically to describe an object (ex. shiny metal etc) with this quality.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cau1 seoi2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiû-súi
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiu-súi / chhiu-chúi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qiūshuǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cioushuěi
- Wade–Giles: chʻiu1-shui3
- Yale: chyōu-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chioushoei
- Palladius: цюшуй (cjušuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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:
抽水
秋水
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiû-súi
- Hakka Romanization System: qiuˊ suiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: qiu1 sui3
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯u²⁴ su̯i³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiu-súi
- Tâi-lô: tshiu-suí
- Phofsit Daibuun: chiusuie
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² sui⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu³³ sui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiu-chúi
- Tâi-lô: tshiu-tsuí
- Phofsit Daibuun: chiuzuie
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu³³ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Adjective
秋水
Noun
秋水