粵

過gwo3水seoi2

simp过水
gwo3 seoi2guò shuǐ

English

  1. (verb) give money; to bribe; to transfer money; to run something under cold water (such as rinsing hot noodles with cold water to rid the excess starch); terminology used in a majong game;
  2. to give someone money, literally "to pass water"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 畀錢。過指交付,水指錢。

Examples

  • 過水。

    Pass a winning hand.

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  • 有水有水,冇水冇水;有水過水,冇水散水。

    pay money have water, no money no water; have money pay money, no money we disperse.

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

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