淡水 [－－]

Jyutping daam6 seoi2
Pinyin dàn shuǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    地方​名​；​位​於​台灣​新北市​西北​沿海
    Tamsui, a district of New Taipei City, Taiwan
  2. 名詞、專名
    地方​名​；​位​於​中國​廣東省​惠州市​惠陽區
    Danshui, a subdistrict of Huizhou, Guangdong

淡水 [－－]

Jyutping taam5 seoi2
Pinyin dàn shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
  2. potable water (water with low salt content)
  3. fresh water
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (place of Taiwan) 1. Tamsui which is a district in New Taipei City; (place in China) Danshui which is a city in Guangdong, China
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    鹽分​低​嘅​水​，​通常​指​河水​或者​湖水
    fresh water, as opposed to salt water
    • 鹹淡水
      咸淡水
      haam4 taam5 seoi2
      estuary
    • 淡水湖
      淡水湖
      taam5 seoi2 wu4
      fresh water lake
    • 淡水魚
      淡水鱼
      taam5 seoi2 jyu2
      river fish
    • 用淡水養魚
      用淡水养鱼
      jung6 taam5 seoi2 joeng5 jyu4
      to breed the fish in fresh water
  2. 反義詞
    鹹水
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    fresh water; potable water; drinking water
    (syn.) 䭕水, 甜水, 𬲕水
  2. name
    Tamsui (a river in northern Taiwan)
  3. name
    Tamsui (a sea-side district in New Taipei, Taiwan)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我相信这条鱼是淡水鱼。
    我相信這條魚是淡水魚。
    wǒ xiāng xìn zhè tiáo yú shì dàn shuǐ yú 。
    • I believe this fish is a freshwater fish.
  2. Mandarin
    有了这个装置，把海水净化成淡水就不是难事了。
    有了這個裝置，把海水淨化成淡水就不是難事了。
    yǒu le zhè ge zhuāng zhì ， bǎ hǎi shuǐ jìng huà chéng dàn shuǐ jiù bú shi nán shì le 。
    • This device made it possible to turn sea-water into fresh water easily.
  3. Mandarin
    鱼类例如鲤鱼和鳟鱼生活在淡水中。
    魚類例如鯉魚和鱒魚生活在淡水中。
    yú lèi lì rú lǐ yú hé zūn yú shēng huó zài dàn shuǐ zhōng 。
    • Fish such as carp and trout live in fresh water.
    • Fish like carp and trout live in fresh water.
  4. Mandarin
    我肯定这是淡水鱼。
    我肯定這是淡水魚。
    wǒ kěn dìng zhè shì dàn shuǐ yú 。
    • I believe this fish is a freshwater fish.
    • I'm sure that this is a fresh water fish.
  5. Mandarin
    鲑鱼在淡水中产卵。
    鮭魚在淡水中產卵。
    guī yú zài dàn shuǐ zhōng chǎn luǎn 。
    • Salmon lay their eggs in fresh water.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    咸淡水
    鹹淡水
    haam4 taam5 seoi2
    • estuary
  2. Cantonese
    淡水湖
    淡水湖
    taam5 seoi2 wu4
    • fresh water lake
  3. Cantonese
    淡水鱼
    淡水魚
    taam5 seoi2 jyu2
    • river fish
  4. Cantonese
    用淡水养鱼
    用淡水養魚
    jung6 taam5 seoi2 joeng5 jyu4
    • to breed the fish in fresh water
  5. Cantonese
    咸淡水交界嘅河岸十分适合红树林生长。
    鹹淡水交界嘅河岸十分適合紅樹林生長。
    haam4 taam5 seoi2 gaau1 gaai3 ge3 ho4 ngon6 sap6 fan1 sik1 hap6 hung4 syu6 lam4 sang1 zoeng2.
    • Estuaries are suitable for the growth of mangroves.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    “丁小姐，令尊的厂一定比这个像样多了。等到淡水新厂落成，我再请两位来玩。”
    “丁小姐，令尊的廠一定比這個像樣多了。等到淡水新廠落成，我再請兩位來玩。”
    “ dīng xiǎo jiě ， lìng zūn de chǎng yī dìng bǐ zhè ge xiàng yàng duō le ． děng dào dàn shuǐ xīn chǎng luò chéng ， wǒ zài qǐng liǎng wèi lái wán ． ”
    • Your father, miss Ding, must have a better factory than this. I shall invite both of you to visit the new factory in Tamsui when it is completed.