秋水

Chinese

		autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing	water; river
simp. and trad. (秋水)		秋	水

Etymology

秋 (autumn) + 水 (waters)

The waters of autumn are clear and pure. This term is used metaphorically to describe an object (ex. shiny metal etc) with this quality.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiūshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ seoi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiû-súi
Min Nan (POJ): chhiu-súi / chhiu-chúi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiūshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chioushoei
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: cau¹ seoi²
  - Yale: chāu séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ sêu²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    抽水
    秋水
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiû-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiu´ sui`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiu¹ sui³
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯u²⁴ su̯i³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiu-súi
  - Tâi-lô: tshiu-suí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiusuie
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu³³ sui⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiu-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: tshiu-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiuzuie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu³³ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

Adjective

秋水

clear; translucent

Noun

秋水

the waters of autumn
(figuratively) limpid eyes of a woman

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