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Jyutping suk1 seoi2
Pinyin suō shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to shrink (in the wash)
  2. fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    指​衣物​洗過​之後收縮​變細
    to shrink after washing
    • 呢件衫一洗就縮水。
      呢件衫一洗就缩水。
      ni1 gin6 saam1 jat1 sai2 zau6 suk1 seoi2.
      The garment shrinks just after its washed once.
  2. 動詞
    泛指​任何​類​型​嘅​縮​細​,​例如​尺寸​、​規模​、​銀碼
    to shrink; to reduce; to become smaller e.g. in size, scale or amount of money
    • 身家縮水
      身家缩水
      san1 gaa1 suk1 seoi2
      one's net worth shrinks
    • 公司生意唔好,我哋今年嘅花紅實縮水嘍。
      公司生意唔好,我哋今年嘅花红实缩水喽。
      gung1 si1 saang1 ji3 m4 hou2, ngo5 dei6 gam1 nin2 ge3 faa1 hung4 sat6 suk1 seoi2 lo3.
      The company is not doing so well, and our bonus this year is going to shrink for sure.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to shrink; to contract (of profits, quantities, scales, etc.)
  2. verb
    to shrink in the wash
    (syn.) 抽水
  3. verb
    to become dehydrated
    (syn.) 脫水, 脱水
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3972
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢件冷衫洗两水就缩水。
    呢件冷衫洗兩水就縮水。
    ni1 gin6 laang1 saam1 sai2 loeng5 seoi2 zau6 suk1 seoi2.
    • This sweater shrinks after two washes.
  2. Cantonese
    条裤本来就窄㗎喇,我洗佢,佢仲缩水添。
    條褲本來就窄㗎喇,我洗佢,佢仲縮水添。
    tiu4 fu3 bun2 loi4 zau6 zaak3 gaa3 laa3, ngo5 sai2 keoi5, keoi5 zung6 suk1 soei2 tim1.
    • The trousers weren't really big enough in the first place, and they even shrank when I washed them.
  3. Cantonese
    呢件衫一洗就缩水。
    呢件衫一洗就縮水。
    ni1 gin6 saam1 jat1 sai2 zau6 suk1 seoi2.
    • The garment shrinks just after its washed once.
  4. Cantonese
    身家缩水
    身家縮水
    san1 gaa1 suk1 seoi2
    • one's net worth shrinks
  5. Cantonese
    公司生意唔好,我哋今年嘅花红实缩水喽。
    公司生意唔好,我哋今年嘅花紅實縮水嘍。
    gung1 si1 saang1 ji3 m4 hou2, ngo5 dei6 gam1 nin2 ge3 faa1 hung4 sat6 suk1 seoi2 lo3.
    • The company is not doing so well, and our bonus this year is going to shrink for sure.