"活水" meaning in Chinese

See 活水 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /xu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /wuːt̚² sɵy̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /fat̚⁵ su̯i³¹/ [Hakka, Miaoli, Neipu, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /ua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /ua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /xu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /wuːt̚² sɵy̯³⁵/, /fat̚⁵ su̯i³¹/, /ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/, /ua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/, /ua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/, /ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/, /ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/ Chinese transliterations: huóshuǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wut⁶ seoi² [Cantonese, Jyutping], fa̍t-súi [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], oa̍h-chúi, huóshuǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], huóshuěi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], huo²-shui³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], hwó-shwěi [Mandarin, Yale, standard], hwoshoei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], хошуй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], xošuj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], wuht séui [Cantonese, Yale], wut⁹ soey² [Cantonese, Pinyin], wud⁶ sêu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], fa̍t-súi [Hakka, Miaoli, Neipu, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], fad^ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Miaoli, Neipu, Sixian], suiˋ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Miaoli, Neipu, Sixian], fad⁶ sui³ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Miaoli, Neipu, Sixian], oa̍h-chúi [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], ua̍h-tsuí [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], oaqzuie [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 活水
  1. flowing water; running water (as opposed to stagnant water)
    Sense id: en-活水-zh-noun-eQF7kPKI Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Water
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "sǐshuǐ",
      "word": "死水"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "活水",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "zh",
          "name": "Water",
          "orig": "zh:Water",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flowing water; running water (as opposed to stagnant water)"
      ],
      "id": "en-活水-zh-noun-eQF7kPKI",
      "links": [
        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ],
        [
          "run",
          "run"
        ],
        [
          "stagnant",
          "stagnant#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huóshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wut⁶ seoi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fa̍t-súi"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "oa̍h-chúi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huóshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huóshuěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huo²-shui³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwó-shwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwoshoei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хошуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xošuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wuht séui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wut⁹ soey²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wud⁶ sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wuːt̚² sɵy̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fa̍t-súi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fad^"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "suiˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fad⁶ sui³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fat̚⁵ su̯i³¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oa̍h-chúi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ua̍h-tsuí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oaqzuie"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wuːt̚² sɵy̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fat̚⁵ su̯i³¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "活水"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "sǐshuǐ",
      "word": "死水"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "活水",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese nouns",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese nouns",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 水",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 活",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hakka lemmas",
        "Hakka nouns",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Hokkien nouns",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "zh:Water"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flowing water; running water (as opposed to stagnant water)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ],
        [
          "run",
          "run"
        ],
        [
          "stagnant",
          "stagnant#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huóshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wut⁶ seoi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fa̍t-súi"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "oa̍h-chúi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huóshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huóshuěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huo²-shui³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwó-shwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwoshoei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хошуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xošuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wuht séui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wut⁹ soey²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wud⁶ sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wuːt̚² sɵy̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fa̍t-súi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fad^"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "suiˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fad⁶ sui³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fat̚⁵ su̯i³¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oa̍h-chúi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ua̍h-tsuí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "oaqzuie"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wuːt̚² sɵy̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fat̚⁵ su̯i³¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "活水"
}

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