發水 [发－]

Jyutping faat3 seoi2
Pinyin fā shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) flood
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    浸​啲​嘢​落水​度​等​佢​發​脹​；​灌水​後​發脹​、​體積​增大
    to soak in water and swell up; to be swollen with water
    • 發水麪包
      发水面包
      faat3 seoi2 min6 baau1
      bread soaked in water
    • 發水肉
      发水肉
      faat3 seoi2 juk6
      meat pumped with water
    • 啲雪耳要發咗水先煲㗎。
      啲雪耳要发咗水先煲㗎。
      di1 syut3 ji5 jiu3 faat3 zo2 seoi2 sin1 bou1 gaa3.
      You need to swell up the snow fungus before cooking it.
  2. 動詞
    報大數​；​指用​各種​方法​誇大數量​、​程度
    (of numbers or extent) inflated
    • 發水樓
      发水楼
      faat3 seoi2 lau2
      inflated flat unit
    • 而家啲職位好發水，好多人啱啱畢業就做經理。
      而家啲职位好发水，好多人啱啱毕业就做经理。
      ji4 gaa1 di1 zik1 wai6 hou2 faat3 seoi2, hou2 do1 jan4 ngaam1 ngaam1 bat1 jip6 zau6 zou6 ging1 lei5.
      Nowadays, job titles are so inflated that many become managers shortly after graduation.
  3. 動詞、大陸
    發​生水​災
    to flood
    • 記得1998年黃河發水，我家十幾畝地全部被淹了。
      记得1998年黄河发水，我家十几亩地全部被淹了。
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be flooded; to be inundated
    (syn.) 漲水, 淹大水, 发大水, 涨水, 做大水, 淹水, 發大水
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我小时候发水痘。
    我小時候發水痘。
    wǒ xiǎo shí hou fā shuǐ dòu 。
    • I had chicken pox when I was a kid.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    发水面包
    發水麪包
    faat3 seoi2 min6 baau1
    • bread soaked in water
  2. Cantonese
    发水肉
    發水肉
    faat3 seoi2 juk6
    • meat pumped with water
  3. Cantonese
    发水楼
    發水樓
    faat3 seoi2 lau2
    • inflated flat unit
  4. Cantonese
    而家啲职位好发水，好多人啱啱毕业就做经理。
    而家啲職位好發水，好多人啱啱畢業就做經理。
    ji4 gaa1 di1 zik1 wai6 hou2 faat3 seoi2, hou2 do1 jan4 ngaam1 ngaam1 bat1 jip6 zau6 zou6 ging1 lei5.
    • Nowadays, job titles are so inflated that many become managers shortly after graduation.
  5. Cantonese
    呢层发水楼，话就话五百呎，实质度出嚟得三百五，真系离晒谱！
    呢層發水樓，話就話五百呎，實質度出嚟得三百五，真係離晒譜！
    ni1 cang4 faat3 seoi2 lau2, waa6 zau6 waa6 ng5 baak3 cek3, sat6 zat1 dok6 ceot1 lai4 dak1 saam1 baak3 ng5, zan1 hai6 lei4 saai3 pou2!
    • This inflated flat claims to be 500 square feet, but actual measurement gives only 350. This is outrageous!
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    记得1998年黄河发水，我家十几亩地全部被淹了。
    記得1998年黃河發水，我家十幾畝地全部被淹了。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    发水
    發水
    fā shuǐ
    • to flood