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水
退
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Jyutping
seoi2 teoi3
Pinyin
shuǐ tuì
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
low tide; receding tide
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
潮水退咗嚹。
潮水退咗嚹。
ciu4 seoi2 teoi3 zo2 laa3.
The tide has receded.
Cantonese
工人喺沙滩水退嘅时候挖蚬。
工人喺沙灘水退嘅時候挖蜆。
gung1 jan4 hai2 saa1 taan1 seoi2 teoi3 ge3 si4 hau6 waat3 hin2.
Workers dug for clams when they ebbed on the beach.