禍水 in 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] Forms: 祸水 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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

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"禍水" meaning in Chinese

Noun