"禍水" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wɔː²² sɵy̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ho²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ho⁴¹⁻²² sui⁵⁵⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /ho²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ho³³⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /hɤ³³⁻²¹ sui⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /wɔː²² sɵy̯³⁵/, /ho²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/, /ho⁴¹⁻²² sui⁵⁵⁴/, /ho²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/, /ho³³⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/, /hɤ³³⁻²¹ sui⁴¹/ Chinese transliterations: huòshuǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wo⁶ seoi² [Cantonese, Jyutping], hō-súi, huòshuǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], huòshuěi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], huo⁴-shui³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hwò-shwěi [Mandarin, Yale], huohshoei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хошуй [Mandarin, Palladius], xošuj [Mandarin, Palladius], woh séui [Cantonese, Yale], wo⁶ soey² [Cantonese, Pinyin], wo⁶ sêu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], hō-súi [Hokkien, POJ], hō-suí [Hokkien, Tai-lo], hoixsuie [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], hwaX sywijX [Middle-Chinese]
Etymology: Originally used to describe Empress Xiaocheng (Zhao Feiyan), an empress during the Han dynasty, in the erotic fiction Feiyan Waizhuan. Empress Xiaocheng was known for her slender build, also giving rise partly to the idiom 環肥燕瘦 (literally “plump Huan, slender Fei”). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|*環肥燕瘦}} 環肥燕瘦 Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 禍水
  1. (figurative) charming beauty, as a source of calamity; femme fatale Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-禍水-zh-noun-RfXBfk6x Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. (figurative, in general) person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering; scourge; vicious power; bane Tags: figuratively, usually
    Sense id: en-禍水-zh-noun-QnrZYD-G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 紅顏禍水 (hóngyánhuòshuǐ), 红颜祸水 (hóngyánhuòshuǐ)

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      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "huòshuěi"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huo⁴-shui³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwò-shwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huohshoei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хошуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "xošuj"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "wo⁶ soey²"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wo⁶ sêu²"
    },
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "zh-pron": "hō-suí"
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      "ipa": "/ho²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/",
      "tags": [
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        "Xiamen"
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      "ipa": "/ho⁴¹⁻²² sui⁵⁵⁴/",
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        "Quanzhou"
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      "ipa": "/ho²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/",
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        "Zhangzhou"
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      "ipa": "/ho³³⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/",
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        "Taipei"
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      "ipa": "/hɤ³³⁻²¹ sui⁴¹/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔː²² sɵy̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho⁴¹⁻²² sui⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho³³⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/"
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      "ipa": "/hɤ³³⁻²¹ sui⁴¹/"
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    "Empress Xiaocheng",
    "Han dynasty",
    "zh:飛燕外傳"
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      "word": "紅顏禍水"
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      "zh-pron": "huòshuǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "huòshuěi"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "huo⁴-shui³"
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "hwò-shwěi"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "huohshoei"
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      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хошуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xošuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "woh séui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wo⁶ soey²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wo⁶ sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔː²² sɵy̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "hō-súi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "hō-suí"
    },
    {
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoixsuie"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho⁴¹⁻²² sui⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho³³⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/",
      "tags": [
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        "Taipei"
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    {
      "ipa": "/hɤ³³⁻²¹ sui⁴¹/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwaX sywijX"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔː²² sɵy̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho⁴¹⁻²² sui⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho²²⁻²¹ sui⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho³³⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɤ³³⁻²¹ sui⁴¹/"
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  ],
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    "Empress Xiaocheng",
    "Han dynasty",
    "zh:飛燕外傳"
  ],
  "word": "禍水"
}

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