制水 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. water restriction; water rationing
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    限制​水​嘅​供​應​，​例如​會​只有​特定​時間​供應​食水​等等​；​通常​係​因為​水荒​，​食水供​不​應求
    to restrict the use of water, often due to water shortage; to ration water
    • 冇雨落就要制水架喇！
      冇雨落就要制水架喇！
      mou5 jyu5 lok6 zau6 jiu3 zai3 seoi2 gaa3 laa3!
      If it doesn't rain, we'll have no choice but to implement water rationing!
    • 又制水，真正受氣。
      又制水，真正受气。
      jau6 zai3 seoi2, zan1 zing3 sau6 hei3.
      Rationing water again makes us suffer.
  2. 動詞
    由​於​錢​又​叫做​水​，​又​指​唔​夠錢​使​，​或者​金主​唔​俾​錢​（​例如​零用​錢之類​）
    to have one's source of funding cut off (e.g. pocket money)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, verb-object
    to restrict water use
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 停水
  2. 限制用水
  3. 定量供水
  4. 限制供水
  5. 自來水定時供應 – 自来水定时供应
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    冇雨落就要制水架喇！
    冇雨落就要制水架喇！
    mou5 jyu5 lok6 zau6 jiu3 zai3 seoi2 gaa3 laa3!
    • If it doesn't rain, we'll have no choice but to implement water rationing!
  2. Cantonese
    又制水，真正受气。
    又制水，真正受氣。
    jau6 zai3 seoi2, zan1 zing3 sau6 hei3.
    • Rationing water again makes us suffer.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    又制水，妹佢怕我周身一阵除 [Cantonese, trad.]又制水，妹佢怕我周身一阵除
    又制水，妹佢怕我週身一陣除 [Cantonese, trad.]又制水，妹佢怕我周身一阵除
    jau6 zai3 seoi2, mui6 keoi5 paa3 ngo5 zau1 san1 jat1 zam6 ceoi4
    • Restricting water usage again; my sister is afraid that an odor surrounds me