摻水

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chānshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄢㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caam¹ seoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chānshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄢㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chanshoei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chanshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻan¹-shui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵⁵ ʂweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: caam¹ seoi²
  - Yale: chāam séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaam¹ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: cam¹ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰäːm⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Verb

摻⫽水 (verb-object) (intransitive)

(literally) to add water; to dilute; to water down
(figuratively) to water down; to water; to dilute; to adulterate

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