水沖 [－冲]

Jyutping seoi2 cung1
Pinyin shuǐ chōng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Hakka, Taiwanese-Hokkien
    waterfall (a flow of water over the edge of a cliff)
    (syn.) 白帶水, 瀑水龍, 水雙叉, 瀧, 水沖, 水寨, 瀑庫, 水牆, 漈, 水沖壙, 瀑布
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    许多房屋被洪水冲走了。
    許多房屋被洪水沖走了。
    xǔ duō fáng wū bèi hóng shuǐ chōng zǒu le 。
    • A lot of houses were washed away by the flood.
  2. Mandarin
    很多家园被洪水冲走了。
    很多家園被洪水沖走了。
    hěn duō jiā yuán bèi hóng shuǐ chōng zǒu le 。
    • A lot of houses were washed away by the flood.
    • Many homes were washed away by the flood.
  3. Mandarin
    用水冲洗灼伤的手指。
    用水沖洗灼傷的手指。
    yòng shuǐ chōng xǐ zhuó shāng de shǒu zhǐ 。
    • Cool the burned finger in running water.
  4. Mandarin
    土壤被雨水冲走了。
    土壤被雨水沖走了。
    tǔ rǎng bèi yǔ shuǐ chōng zǒu le 。
    • The rain washed away the soil.
  5. Mandarin
    为了不被洪水冲走，有的人紧紧地抱着树干长达数个钟头。
    為了不被洪水沖走，有的人緊緊地抱着樹幹長達數個鐘頭。
    wèi le bù bèi hóng shuǐ chōng zǒu ， yǒu de rén jǐn jǐn dì bào zhe shù gàn cháng dá shù gè zhōng tóu 。
    • Some people clung to tree branches for several hours to avoid being washed away by the floodwaters.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个地方比较落后，我哋只可以用冻水冲凉。
    呢個地方比較落後，我哋只可以用凍水沖涼。
    ni1 go3 dei6 fong1 bei2 gaau3 lok6 hau6, ngo5 dei6 zi2 ho2 ji5 jung6 dung3 seoi2 cung1 loeng4
    • This place is pretty primitive. We only have access to cold water to shower.
  2. Cantonese
    想啲肉解冻得快啲就啤水冲冲佢。
    想啲肉解凍得快啲就啤水沖沖佢。
    soeng2 di1 juk6 gaai2 dung3 dak1 faai3 di1 zau6 be1 seoi2 cung1 cung1 keoi5
    • If you want the meat to defrost faster, you need to wash it under running water.
  3. Cantonese
    同我坐热煲水冲茶。
    同我坐熱煲水沖茶。
    tung4 ngo5 zo6 jit6 bou1 seoi2 cung1 caa4.
    • Help me heat the water for brewing tea.
  4. Cantonese
    唔好行咁埋条河度，因住畀水冲走。
    唔好行咁埋條河度，因住畀水沖走。
    m4 hou2 haang4 gam3 maai4 tiu4 ho4 dou6, jan1 zyu6 bei2 seoi2 cung1 zau2.
    • Don't get too close to the river. The water may carry you away.
  5. Cantonese
    用海水冲厕
    用海水沖廁
    jung6 hoi2 seoi2 cung1 ci3
    • to flush the toilet with seawater
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    庄稼叫大水冲走了。
    莊稼叫大水沖走了。
    zhuāng jià jiào dà shuǐ chōng zǒu le ．
    • The crops were washed away by the flood.
  2. Mandarin
    许多房屋被洪水冲走了。
    許多房屋被洪水沖走了。
    xǔ duō fáng wū bèi hóng shuǐ chōng zǒu le ．
    • A lot of houses were washed away by the flood.