食水 [－－]

Jyutping sik6 seoi2
Pinyin shí shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. drinking water; to make a large profit (often through corruption); the depth of water seeping into a ship
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    可以​飲​用​嘅​水
    potable water; drinking water
    • 食水係珍貴嘅自然資源。
      食水系珍贵嘅自然资源。
      sik6 seoi2 hai6 zan1 gwai3 ge3 zi6 jin4 zi1 jyun4.
      Potable water is a vital natural resource.
  2. 名詞
    船身​入​水​嘅​深度​，​亦​即​係​船底​同​水面​嘅​距​離
    draft or draught, the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull
    • 鐵達尼號排水量五萬二千噸，食水三十四呎深。
      铁达尼号排水量五万二千吨，食水三十四呎深。
      tit3 daat6 nei4 hou6 paai4 seoi2 loeng6 ng5 maan6 ji6 cin1 deon1, sik6 seoi2 saam1 sap6 sei3 cek3 sam1.
      The Titanic has a displacement of 52000 tons and a draught of 34 feet.
  3. 動詞
    牟利​，​尤其​指邊際利潤​好​高​嘅​情​況
    to make a profit, with particular focus on the size of the profit margin
    • 食水深
      食水深
      sik6 seoi2 sam1
      to make a huge profit
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese, Min-Nan
    draft; depth of water drawn by a vessel
    (syn.) 吃水
  2. noun, Cantonese
    drinking water; potable water
  3. verb, Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen, verb-object
    to absorb water and shrink (of fabric)
    (syn.) 落水, 束水, 燥水
  4. verb, Cantonese, verb-object
    to make large profits
  5. verb, Hakka, Teochew, verb-object
    to drink water
  6. verb, Zhangzhou-Hokkien, verb-object
    to wash new cloth in water
  7. verb, Min-Nan, figuratively, verb-object
    to vainly hope to (do something); to attempt in vain
    (syn.) 妄想
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 吃水
  2. 吞錢 – 吞钱
  3. 吞款
  4. 回扣
  5. 不正當地謀利 – 不正当地谋利
  6. 飲用水 – 饮用水
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们不止需要足够的食水，还需要干净的食水。
    我們不止需要足夠的食水，還需要乾淨的食水。
    wǒ men bù zhǐ xū yào zú gòu de shí shuǐ ， hái xū yào gān jìng de shí shuǐ 。
    • We need not only adequate water but clean water.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个疾病系经由畀粪便污染过嘅食水传播嘅。
    呢個疾病係經由畀糞便污染過嘅食水傳播嘅。
    ni1 go3 zat6 beng6 hai6 ging1 jau4 bei2 fan3 bin6 wu1 jim5 gwo3 ge3 sik6 seoi2 cyun4 bo3 ge3.
    • This disease was spread by water contaminated by faeces.
  2. Cantonese
    食水系珍贵嘅自然资源。
    食水係珍貴嘅自然資源。
    sik6 seoi2 hai6 zan1 gwai3 ge3 zi6 jin4 zi1 jyun4.
    • Potable water is a vital natural resource.
  3. Cantonese
    铁达尼号排水量五万二千吨，食水三十四呎深。
    鐵達尼號排水量五萬二千噸，食水三十四呎深。
    tit3 daat6 nei4 hou6 paai4 seoi2 loeng6 ng5 maan6 ji6 cin1 deon1, sik6 seoi2 saam1 sap6 sei3 cek3 sam1.
    • The Titanic has a displacement of 52000 tons and a draught of 34 feet.
  4. Cantonese
    食水深
    食水深
    sik6 seoi2 sam1
    • to make a huge profit
  5. Cantonese
    珍惜食水
    珍惜食水
    zan1 sik1 sik6 seoi2
    • to save water