過水 [过－]

Jyutping gwo3 seoi2
Pinyin guò shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) give money; to bribe; to transfer money; to run something under cold water (such as rinsing hot noodles with cold water to rid the excess starch); terminology used in a majong game;
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    畀​錢​。​過指​交付​，​水指​錢​。
    to give someone money, literally "to pass water"
    • 有水有水，冇水冇水；有水過水，冇水散水。
      有水有水，冇水冇水；有水过水，冇水散水。
      pay money have water, no money no water; have money pay money, no money we disperse.
  2. 近義詞
    磅水
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to relinquish one's chance of completing a hand
  2. verb, obsolete, vulgar
    to have sexual intercourse
  3. verb, Min-Nan
    to cross a river or stream
    • 過水路面
      过水路面
      guò shuǐ lù miàn
      low water crossing
  4. verb, Cantonese
    to pay; to hand over the money
  5. verb, Taiwanese-Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou
    to leak water; to seep
  6. verb
    to dunk hot noodles in cool water before serving them
  7. verb, Taiwanese-Hokkien
    to become overripe
  8. verb, Hakka
    to pass a test
  9. verb, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien, dated
    to cross the ocean and go to Southeast Asia
  10. verb
    to rinse (clothes); to wash out
  11. verb, Mandarin, dialectal
    to let water flow past
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 涮
  2. 汆
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我咁大个人未滑过水。
    我咁大個人未滑過水。
    ngo5 gam3 daai6 go3 jan4 mei6 waat6 gwo3 seoi2.
    • I have never tried water skiing.
  2. Cantonese
    佢系呢度老细嘅亲戚，平时咩都唔做，但系一有钱过手就过水湿脚。
    佢係呢度老細嘅親戚，平時咩都唔做，但係一有錢過手就過水濕腳。
    keoi5 hai6 ni1 dou6 lou5 sai3 ge3 can1 cik1, ping4 si4 me1 dou1 m4 zou6, daan6 hai6 jat1 jau5 cin2 gwo3 sau2 zau6 gwo3 seoi2 sap1 goek3.
    • He is a relative of the boss, pocketing whatever passes his hands whilst doing little to no work.
  3. Cantonese
    呢只啤酒淡过水鬼尿，点饮呀？
    呢隻啤酒淡過水鬼尿，點飲呀？
    • This beer is completely tasteless, how can I drink it up?
  4. Cantonese
    有水有水，冇水冇水；有水过水，冇水散水。
    有水有水，冇水冇水；有水過水，冇水散水。
    • pay money have water, no money no water; have money pay money, no money we disperse.
  5. Cantonese
    条命冻过水
    條命凍過水
    tiu4 meng6 dung3 gwo3 seoi2
    • to be in danger, to be living dangerously; literally: one's life is colder than water
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    过水路面
    過水路面
    guò shuǐ lù miàn
    • low water crossing