燒水 [烧－]

Jyutping siu1 seoi2
Pinyin shāo shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to heat water
  2. to boil water
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to boil water
    (syn.) 开水, 做水, 開水
  2. noun, Hakka, Hokkien, Malaysia, Singapore, dialectal
    hot water
  3. noun, Malaysia
    boiled water
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他们烧水想沏茶。
    他們燒水想沏茶。
    tā men shāo shuǐ xiǎng qī chá 。
    • They boil water for tea.
    • They are boiling water for tea.
  2. Mandarin
    我们在烧水。
    我們在燒水。
    wǒ men zài shāo shuǐ 。
    • We are boiling water.
    • We're boiling water.