魚水
Chinese
Etymology 1
| fish | water; river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (魚水) | 魚 | 水 | |
| simp. (鱼水) | 鱼 | 水 | |
| anagram | 水魚／水鱼 | ||
| Literally: “fish and water”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yúshuǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yúshuěi
- Wade–Giles: yü2-shui3
- Yale: yú-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yushoei
- Palladius: юйшуй (jujšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu4 seoi2
- Yale: yùh séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy4 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: yu4 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
魚水
- (figuratively) intimate relationship; inseparability
Etymology 2
| fish | water; river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (魚水) | 魚 | 水 | |
| simp. (鱼水) | 鱼 | 水 | |
| anagram | 水魚／水鱼 | ||
| Literally: “fish water”. | |||
Calque of Vietnamese nước mắm or Khmer ទឹកត្រី (tɨk trəy).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yúshuǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yúshuěi
- Wade–Giles: yü2-shui3
- Yale: yú-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yushoei
- Palladius: юйшуй (jujšuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu4 seoi2
- Yale: yùh séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy4 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: yu4 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: he5 zui2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hṳ̂ tsúi
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/
- (Teochew)
Noun
魚水
- (Guangzhou Cantonese, Vietnam, Cambodia) fish sauce
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 魚露 (“fish sauce”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 魚露 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 魚露 |
| Singapore | 魚露 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | น้ำปลา |
| Reshuitang (Longling) | น้ำปลา | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | น้ำปลา | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 魚露 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 魚露, 魚水 |
| Hong Kong | 魚露 | |
| Taishan | 魚露 | |
| Dongguan | 魚露 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 鹹湯, 魚汁 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 魚露 | |
| Móng Cái | 魚露 | |
| Bangkok (Guangfu) | น้ำปลา | |
| Betong (Rongxian) | น้ำปลา | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 魚味 |
| Bangkok (Jiexi) | น้ำปลา | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蝦油, 魚露, 蝦滷 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 魚滷, 蝦油 |
| Quanzhou | 魚滷, 蝦油 | |
| Zhangzhou | 膎汁仔, 蝦油 | |
| Dongshan | 魚汁, 汁仔, 魚露 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 魚露 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 魚露 | |
| Chaozhou | 魚露 | |
| Shantou | 臊湯 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 臊湯 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 魚露 | |
| Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 臊湯 | |
| Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 魚汁 | |
| Jieyang | 臊湯 | |
| Haifeng | 魚露 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | น้ำปลา | |
| Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 魚露, น้ำปลา | |
| Hat Yai (Teochew) | น้ำปลา | |