鹹水歌

Chinese

		salt water; brine; Hong Kong dollar	song
trad. (鹹水歌)		鹹水	歌
simp. (咸水歌)		咸水	歌
alternative forms		咸水歌
Literally: “salt water song”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiánshuǐgē

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haam⁴ seoi² go¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiánshuǐgē
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siánshuěige
  - Wade–Giles: hsien²-shui³-ko¹
  - Yale: syán-shwěi-gē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanshoeige
  - Palladius: сяньшуйгэ (sjanʹšujgɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haam⁴ seoi² go¹
  - Yale: hàahm séui gō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haam⁴ soey² go¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ham⁴ sêu² go¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵/

Noun

鹹水歌

a kind of Tanka folk song; salt-water song

Descendants

→ English: salt-water song (calque)

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