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涎水

涎水

Chinese

		saliva; shamelessly	water; river
simp. and trad. (涎水)		涎	水

Noun

涎水

saliva

Synonyms

口水 (kǒushuǐ)
口涎 (kǒuxián)
唾沫 (tuòmo)
唾液 (tuòyè)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiánshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ seoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xiánshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanshoei
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    涎水
    鹹水／咸水
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ seoi²
  - Yale: yìhn séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ soey²
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/