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English

1. (Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong) drinking water
2. drinking water; to make a large profit (often through corruption); the depth of water seeping into a ship
3. potable water; drinking water
4. to make a profit, with particular focus on the size of the profit margin
5. draft or draught, the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 可以飲用嘅水
2. 牟利，尤其指邊際利潤好高嘅情況
3. 船身入水嘅深度，亦即係船底同水面嘅距離

Examples

• 食水深

  to make a huge profit

• 食水係珍貴嘅自然資源。

  Potable water is a vital natural resource. ----

• 鐵達尼號排水量五萬二千噸，食水三十四呎深。

  The Titanic has a displacement of 52000 tons and a draught of 34 feet.