水桶

Chinese
water; river
 
pail; bucket; bin
pail; bucket; bin; barrel
simp. and trad.
(水桶)		 水 桶
水桶

Pronunciation

Noun

水桶

  1. (literally) bucket (container used to hold and carry liquids)
    搵定水桶半打，裝多啲水，乜都假 [Cantonese, trad.]
    揾定水桶半打，装多啲水，乜都假 [Cantonese, simp.]
    From: Samuel Hui, 制水歌
    wan2 ding6 seoi2 tung2 bun3 daa1, zong1 do1 di1 seoi2, mat1 dou1 gaa2 [Jyutping]
    Find six buckets and fill them with more water; nothing else matters
  2. (figuratively) big waist

Synonyms

See also
  • 鉛桶／铅桶, 亞鉛桶／亚铅桶
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