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上水

Pronunciation: /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

“上水” is a Chinese word. Its 13 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to add water (to a kettle, field, etc.)
  2. to sail against the current
  3. to feed water to a steam engine or radiator (of a car, ship, etc.)
  4. to sprinkle water on vegetables or fruit
  5. to come out of the water
  6. to reappear after disappearing for a long period of time
  7. to unload a ship
  8. to be submerged in floodwater
  9. to draw water (from a well)

noun

  1. upstream; upper reaches of a river
  2. haslet
  3. edema; dropsy

proper noun

  1. Sheung Shui (an area of Hong Kong)
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