制水

Chinese
 
system; to make; to manufacture
system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate
 water; river
simp. and trad.
(制水)		 制 水

Etymology
"beef chow fun"
From tea restaurant abbreviation 乾河 (dried river), in which it was understood by employees that a dried river will result in water restrictions.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

制⫽水 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese) to restrict water use
    Synonym: 限水

Noun

制水

  1. (Cantonese, restaurant jargon) Alternative name for 乾炒牛河／干炒牛河 (gānchǎo niúhé, “beef chow fun”).

References
  1. 梁振輝 (2017-09-05), “【粵語講呢啲】餐飲業暗語：乾炒牛河--制水”, in Wen Wei Po‎, retrieved 2022-04-17
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