sam1 seoi2深水
Jyutpingsam1 seoi2
Yalesām séui
Definition
Deep water.
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How it's used
While literally describing water depth, this term is rarely used in isolation to describe a specific location. It is most commonly encountered as part of the place name 深水埗, a major district in Kowloon. When discussing the physical depth of water, speakers usually prefer the structure 水好深 or 水深幾多.
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Common phrases
Sham Shui Po district
in deep water or extreme suffering
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the district name 深水埗, where the characters are read as a proper noun. Using 深水 to describe a dangerous area is not standard; people would instead say 嗰度好危險.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
