tiu3 seoi2跳水
Jyutpingtiu3 seoi2
Yaletiu séui
Definition
To dive into water, especially as a sport.
colloquialsportsdaily actions
How it's used
Beyond the Olympic sport, this term is frequently used metaphorically in finance to describe a sudden, sharp drop in stock prices or market values. When used as a verb, it implies a deliberate jump into water, often from a height, rather than just swimming or wading.
Examples
He really loved diving when he was little.
Do you dare to dive down from here?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe simply jumping into a pool to swim, as it implies a more athletic or dramatic action. For casual jumping into water, people often just say 游水 or 跳落水.
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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.
