落水 [－－]

Jyutping lok6 seoi2
Pinyin luò shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to fall into water
  2. to sink
  3. overboard
  4. fig. to degenerate
  5. to sink (into depravity)
  6. to go to the dogs
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (dialect) Raining
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    跌落​水
    to fall into water
    • 落水狗
      落水狗
      lok6 seoi2 gau2
      a dog falling into water
  2. 動詞
    引伸​指​被​牽連​、​連累​、​被​逼​參​與​一件​事務
    to be dragged into; to be forced to join a task
    • 估唔到連你都要落水搞呢單嘢。
      估唔到连你都要落水搞呢单嘢。
      gu2 m3 dou3 lin4 nei5 dou1 jiu3 lok6 seoi2 gaau2 ni1 daan1 je5.
      I didn't expect you will be dragged into this mess.
    • 扯落水 / 拖落水 / 拉落水
      扯落水 / 拖落水 / 拉落水
      ce2 lok6 seoi2 / to1 lok6 seoi2 / laai1 lok6 seoi2
      to put the blame on, to drag someone into, to bring someone down to something messy
  3. 動詞
    客家​話​嘅​「​落雨​」​；​南洋​部份​粵語區​都​會​咁​講
    equivalent of 落雨"to rain" (lok6 jyu5) in Hakka, which is also used in South-East Asian Cantonese Community; literally, falling water
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to soak cloth before making clothes
  2. verb, dialectal, literary, verb-object
    to fall into the water
  3. verb, figuratively, verb-object
    to sink into depravity
    (syn.) 墮落, 堕落
  4. verb, Cantonese, Min-Nan, dialectal, including, verb-object
    to go into the water
  5. verb, figuratively, verb-object
    to fall into a trap
  6. verb, Min-Nan, verb-object
    to load cargo onto a ship
    (syn.) 落貨, 落船, 上货, 上貨, 落货
  7. verb, Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Wu, dialectal, including, verb-object
    to rain
    • 天黑落水咗 你问我系么水啊？
      天黑落水咗 你问我系么水啊？
      tin1 hak1 lok6 seoi2 zo2, nei5 man6 ngo5 hai6 mat1 seoi2 aa3?
      [I said:] when it was dark, it rained. You asked me what on earth is that?
  8. verb, Min-Nan
    to draw water for irrigation
  9. verb, Zhangzhou-Hokkien
    to shrink when soaked in water (of fabric)
    (syn.) 燥水, 束水, 食水
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    如果你行路唔带眼，一阵间你就会跌落水㗎喇。
    如果你行路唔帶眼，一陣間你就會跌落水㗎喇。
    jyu4 gwo2 nei5 hang4 lou6 m4 daai3 ngaan5 ， jat1 zan6 gaan1 nei5 zau6 wui2 dit3 lok6 seoi2 gaa3 laa3 。
    • If you don't watch out, you'll soon fall in the water.
  2. Cantonese
    一脚踏两船，最后跌落水。
    一腳踏兩船，最後跌落水。
    jat1 goek3 daap6 loeng5 syun4 ， zeoi3 hau6 dit3 lok6 seoi2 。
    • He who runs after two hares will catch neither.
  3. Cantonese
    拖埋你落水真系唔好意思呀。
    拖埋你落水真係唔好意思呀。
    to1 maai4 nei5 lok6 seoi2 zan1 hai6 m4 hou2 ji3 si3 aa3 。
    • I'm sorry you got dragged into this.
    • I'm sorry that you got dragged into this.
  4. Cantonese
    落水冇镭买面包，借镭又畀车叔闹
    落水冇鐳買麵包，借鐳又畀車叔鬧
    lok6 seoi2 mou5 leoi4 maai5 min6 baau1 ， ze3 leoi4 jau6 bei2 ce1 suk1 naau6
    • When it rained, I didn't have money to buy bread. When I borrowed money, I was cheated.
  5. Cantonese
    佢沊一声跌咗落水
    佢沊一聲跌咗落水
    keoi5 dam2 jat1 sing1 dit3 zo2 lok6 seoi2
    • He fell into the water with a splash.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他们救了这个落水的男孩。
    他們救了這個落水的男孩。
    tā men jiù le zhè ge luò shuǐ de nán hái 。
    • They rescued the boy from drowning.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    氼个头落水
    氼個頭落水
    mei6 go3 tau4 lok6 seoi2
    • to put the head underwater
  2. Cantonese
    眛落水底捉蚬
    眛落水底捉蜆
    mei6 lok6 seoi2 dai2 zuk1 hin2
    • to submerge to the sea bed to catch mussels
  3. Cantonese
    你唔知边个重要啲？噉我想问下你，例如，你老母同你老婆一齐跌落水，你会救边个先？
    你唔知邊個重要啲？噉我想問下你，例如，你老母同你老婆一齊跌落水，你會救邊個先？
    nei5 m4 zi1 bin1 go3 zung6 jiu3 di1? gam2 ngo5 soeng2 man6 haa5 nei5, lai6 jyu4, nei5 lou5 mou2 tung4 nei5 lou5 po4 jat1 cai4 dit3 lok6 seoi2, nei5 wui5 gau3 bin1 go3 sin1?
    • Don't you know who is more important to you? Imagine if your mother and your wife are drowning in water at the same time, who will you save first?
  4. Cantonese
    你跳落水嘅时候记住要闭气。
    你跳落水嘅時候記住要閉氣。
    nei5 tiu3 lok6 seoi2 ge3 si4 hau6 gei3 zyu6 jiu3 bai3 hei3.
    • Remember to hold your breath when you dive into the water.
  5. Cantonese
    佢行路唔为意，踩咗落水氹。
    佢行路唔為意，踩咗落水氹。
    keoi5 haang4 lou6 m4 wai4 ji3, caai2 zo2 lok6 seoi2 tam5.
    • He walked absentmindedly and stepped in a puddle.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    我顶泳帽沉咗落水底。
    我顶泳帽沉咗落水底。
    ngo5 deng2 wing6 mou2 cam4 zo2 lok6 seoi2 dai2.
    • My swimming cap sank to the bottom of the pool.
  2. Mandarin
    落水
    落水
    luò shuǐ
    • to fall into the water
  3. Cantonese
    天黑落水咗 你问我系么水啊？
    天黑落水咗 你问我系么水啊？
    tin1 hak1 lok6 seoi2 zo2, nei5 man6 ngo5 hai6 mat1 seoi2 aa3?
    • [I said:] when it was dark, it rained. You asked me what on earth is that?