seoi2 ce1水車水车
Jyutpingseoi2 ce1
Yaleséui chē
Definition
A water wheel used to power machinery, or a water wagon used to transport water.
- a water wheel used to power machinery like threshing or weaving machines
- a water wagon or tanker truck used for transporting water
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How it's used
Refers primarily to the traditional mechanical device powered by flowing water, but in modern urban Hong Kong, it is most frequently encountered in news reports regarding emergency water supply trucks. When used in the context of public utilities, it specifically denotes a tanker truck dispatched to provide potable water during pipe bursts or maintenance work.
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bou6部bouhExamples
This village used to rely on a water wheel to grind rice.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
