灑灑水

Chinese

		spill; sprinkle	spill; sprinkle	water; river
trad. (灑灑水)		灑	灑	水
simp. (洒洒水)		洒	洒	水

Etymology

From Cantonese 濕濕碎／湿湿碎. Phonetically matched with 灑水／洒水 (sǎshuǐ, “to sprinkle some water”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sǎsǎshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄚˇ ㄙㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sǎsǎshuǐ [Phonetic: sásáshuǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄚˇ ㄙㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saasaashoei
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sa̠²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Phrase

灑灑水

(Mandarin) trivial; piece of cake; no big deal

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