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制zai3水seoi2

zai3 seoi2zhì shuǐ

English

  1. water restriction; water rationing
  2. to restrict the use of water, often due to water shortage; to ration water

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 限制水嘅供應,例如會只有特定時間供應食水等等;通常係因為水荒,食水供不應求

Examples

  • 冇雨落就要制水㗎喇!

    If it doesn't rain, we'll have no choice but to implement water rationing!

  • 水比喻為錢,又指唔夠錢使,或者金主唔俾錢(例如零用錢之類)

    to have one's source of funding cut off (e.g. pocket money)

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

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