粵

自zi6來loi4水seoi2

simp自来水
zi6 loi4 seoi2zì lái shuǐ

English

  1. running water; tap water
  2. tap water; running water

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 經過供水系統,直接泵畀用户嘅食水

Examples

  • 離島有啲村冇自來水供應。

    Some villages in the outlying islands have no tap water supply.

  • 香港嘅自來水有加氟化物,可以預防蛀牙。

    In Hong Kong, fluorides are added into tap water to prevent tooth decay.

  • 當年我屋企人住租屋,喺後院,我喺啲沙度玩緊個椰子殼。 我另外想像緊佢哋係另一個星球嘅棲息地。 自來水變咗條河。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 自來水管凍裂了。

    The water pipes froze and then burst.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 湯姆住的房子裡没有自來水。

    Tom lives in a house without running water.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 自來水有可能含有氯、鉛等有害物質。

    There's a chance that tap water may contain harmful substances like chlorine and lead.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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