水泡

Chinese
water; river
 
to steep; soak; bubble(s)
to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen
simp. and trad.
(水泡)		 水 泡

Pronunciation

Noun

水泡

  1. bubble (Classifier: 個／个)

Etymology 2
water; river
 
to steep; soak; bubble(s)
to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen
simp. and trad.
(水泡)		 水 泡
alternative forms 水抱

Pronunciation

Noun

水泡

  1. (Cantonese) lifebuoy; life preserver (Classifier: 個／个)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 救生圈 (“life buoy; life ring”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 救生圈
Mandarin Taiwan 救生圈
Cantonese Guangzhou 水泡, 救命圈, 救生圈
Hong Kong 水泡
Taishan 水泡
Dongguan 水泡
Hakka Meixian 救生圈
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 救生圈
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 救生圈
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 救生圈
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 救生圈
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 救生圈
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 救生圈
Min Nan Shantou 救生圈
Derived terms
  • 水泡科
  • 水泡餅／水泡饼

Etymology 3
water; river
 
to steep; soak; bubble(s)
to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen
simp. and trad.
(水泡)		 水 泡

Pronunciation

Noun

水泡

  1. Alternative form of 水疱 (shuǐpào, “blister”).

Japanese

Alternative forms
  • 水沫

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
水 泡
すい
Grade: 1		 ほう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

水(すい)泡(ほう) • (suihō) 

  1. bubble
  2. foam

Etymology 2

An abbreviation of 水 (mizu, “water”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 泡 (awa, “bubble”)

Noun

水泡(みなわ) • (minawa) 

  1. bubble
  2. foam

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
水泡

Noun

水泡 • (supo) (hangeul 수포)

  1. Hanja form? of 수포 (“bubble”).
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