seoi2 but6 seoi2水撥水水拨水
Jyutpingseoi2 but6 seoi2
Yaleséui buht séui
Definition
Windshield washer fluid; a concentrated cleaner used for cleaning car windshields.
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Drivers in Hong Kong often refer to this simply as 玻璃水, which is the more common term in daily life. While 水撥水 is descriptive and clear, it is slightly more formal or technical than the colloquial 玻璃水. It is typically sold in concentrated form and needs to be diluted before being added to the vehicle reservoir.
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zi1支jīExamples
The car has run out of windshield washer fluid, you need to go buy a bottle.
Do you know where they sell windshield washer fluid?
Related words
Common phrases
refill the windshield washer fluid
Common mistake
Learners might confuse this with the wiper blades themselves, which are called 水撥. Ensure you distinguish between the liquid fluid and the physical rubber blades.
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
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.
