粵

海hoi2水seoi2

hoi2 seoi2hǎi shuǐ

English

  1. seawater
  2. seawater

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 海洋入面嘅水

Examples

  • 海水化淡

    to desalinate

  • 用海水沖廁

    to flush the toilet with seawater

  • 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量。

    You can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot.

    Tatoeba · gleki CC BY

  • 你不能喝海水,因为它太咸了。

    You can't drink seawater because it is too salty.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 你的歌聲清澈如太平洋的海水。

    You sing with a voice as clear as the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 你的歌声像太平洋的海水一样清澈。

    You sing with a voice as clear as the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

    Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

  • 通过这个装置有可能把海水变成淡水。

    Using this device it's possible to turn ocean water into freshwater.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 海水藍藍的,遠遠看去像一大片絲綢鋪開。

    The sea is deep blue, and from afar it looks like a vast sheet of silk spread out.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

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

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