濕水 [湿－]

Jyutping sap1 seoi2
Pinyin shī shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to wet; tight fisted; money
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, attributive
    soaked in water (or liquid); wet
    • 濕水炮仗點會響？ [Cantonese, trad.]
      湿水炮仗点会响？
      湿水炮仗点会响？ [Cantonese, trad.]
      湿水炮仗点会响？
      sap1 seoi2 baau1 zoeng3 dim2 wui5 hoeng2?
      How does a wet firecracker go off?
  2. verb
    to get wet
    • 唔湿水就冇问题。
      唔湿水就冇问题。
      m4 sap1 seoi2 zau6 mou5 man6 tai4.
      Everything will be okay as long as it doesn't get wet.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 濕的 – 湿的
  2. 沾上水的
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢平时就死悭死抵，一去澳门就湿水狗上岸。
    佢平時就死慳死抵，一去澳門就濕水狗上岸。
    keoi5 ping4 si4 zau6 sei2 haan1 sei2 dai2, jat1 heoi3 ou3 mun2 zau6 sap1 seoi2 gau2 soeng5 ngon6.
    • He is normally scrooge but becomes a big spender once he is in Macau.
  2. Cantonese
    出门口唔记得带遮，偏偏遇到黄色暴雨，结果俾雨淋到好似湿水鸡咁！
    出門口唔記得帶遮，偏偏遇到黃色暴雨，結果俾雨淋到好似濕水雞咁！
    • The amber rainstorm signal was hoisted when I was going out but I didn't bring an umbrella. I was completely drenched in the end.
  3. Cantonese
    啲人点激佢都唔嬲，佢真系湿水炮仗嚟！
    啲人點激佢都唔嬲，佢真係濕水炮仗嚟！
    di1 jan4 dim2 gik1 keoi5 dou1 m4 lou1, keoi5 zan1 hai5 sap1 seoi2 paau3 zoeng2 lei4!
    • He doesn't lose his temper no matter how irritated. What a "damp firecracker"!
  4. Cantonese
    呢个仔正一湿水榄嚟㗎，成日走嚟走去。
    呢個仔正一濕水欖嚟㗎，成日走嚟走去。
    n1i go3 zai2 zing3 jat6 sap1 seoi2 laam2 lai4 gaa3, seng4 jat6 zau2 lai4 zau2 heoi3.
    • This boy's a wet olive, he's always running around.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    湿水炮仗点会响？ [Cantonese, trad.]湿水炮仗点会响？
    濕水炮仗點會響？ [Cantonese, trad.]湿水炮仗点会响？
    sap1 seoi2 baau1 zoeng3 dim2 wui5 hoeng2?
    • How does a wet firecracker go off?