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下水

Mandarin · pinyin xià shuǐ#

Mandarin · pinyin xià shui#

offal
viscera
tripe

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下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice

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4–3 · xia4 shui3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haa6 seoi2

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noun

sewage
water drainage, especially after waterlogging

verb

(ships) to be launched; to enter the water
to soak in water to shrink cloth or fabric before use
to fall into evil ways; to take to evildoing

adj

downstream; going downstream

noun

internal organs of animals; offal; entrails

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