飲水 [饮－]

Jyutping jam2 seoi2
Pinyin yǐn shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. drinking water
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    drinking water; potable water
    (syn.) 吃水, 飲用水, 饮用水, 食水
  2. verb, Hakka, verb-object
    to drink water
    (syn.) 喝水, 食水, 啉水
    • 充足飲水
      充足饮水
      chōng zú yǐn shuǐ
      to drink plenty of water
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
  2. 喝水
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4993
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    牛唔饮水唔㩒得牛头低。
    牛唔飲水唔㩒得牛頭低。
    ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1 。
    • You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
  2. Cantonese
    我想饮水呀。
    我想飲水呀。
    ngo5 soeng2 jam2 seoi2 aa3 。
    • I want some water.
    • I want water.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你只能喝从饮水器来的水。
    你只能喝從飲水器來的水。
    nǐ zhǐ néng hē cóng yǐn shuǐ qì lái de shuǐ 。
    • You can only drink water from the water dispenser.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    公园部饮水机好污糟㗎。
    公園部飲水機好污糟㗎。
    gung1 jyun2 bou6 jam2 seoi2 gei1 hou2 wu1 zou1 gaa3.
    • That drinking fountain inside the park is really dirty.
  2. Cantonese
    正如我伯爷话事偈，牛唔饮水唔揿得牛头低。
    正如我伯爺話事偈，牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低。
    zing3 jyu4 ngo5 baak3 je1 waa6 si6 gai2, ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1.
    • As the saying my father quotes goes, if someone is unwilling to do something, it is not possible to force them.
  3. Cantonese
    你成日都唔饮水点得㗎？
    你成日都唔飲水點得㗎？
    nei5 sing4 jat6 dou1 m4 jam2 seoi2 dim2 dak1 gaa3?
    • How could you not drink any water for the whole day?
  4. Cantonese
    天气热，人要饮水，车嘅水箱都要加水呀！
    天氣熱，人要飲水，車嘅水箱都要加水呀！
    tin1 hei3 jit6, jan4 jiu3 jam2 seoi2, ce1 ge3 seoi2 soeng1 dou1 jiu3 gaa1 seoi2 aa3!
    • Just like human beings, the car radiator has to be topped up more frequently on such a hot day.
  5. Cantonese
    你上咗位之后唔好唔识人呀，要饮水思源。
    你上咗位之後唔好唔識人呀，要飲水思源。
    nei5 soeng5 zo2 wai2 zi1 hau6 m4 hou2 m4 sik1 jan4 aa3, jiu3 jam2 seoi2 si1 jyun4.
    • If you become famous one day, don't act like you don't know everybody anymore. Be grateful for everything you've been given.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    充足饮水
    充足飲水
    chōng zú yǐn shuǐ
    • to drink plenty of water