syut3 seoi2雪水
Jyutpingsyut3 seoi2
Yalesyut séui
Definition
Chilled water, water from melted ice or snow, or freezing rain.
- chilled water; ice-cold water
- water from melted ice or snow
- freezing rain
colloquialdrink
How it's used
Refers primarily to water that has been chilled in a refrigerator or icebox rather than water from melted snow. It is a common way to request cold water in a restaurant or at home. The term emphasizes the temperature rather than the source of the water.
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bui1杯būiExamples
I want to drink a glass of chilled water, do you have any?
This chilled water is freezing cold to the core.
Related words
Common phrases
a glass of chilled water
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with water from melted snow, which is rarely encountered in Hong Kong. Using this to describe melted snow in a natural environment will likely confuse listeners, as it almost exclusively implies water made cold by a machine.
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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.
