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咸水

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xián shuǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. salt water
  2. 2. brine

Words Containing 咸水

咸水妹
xián shuǐ mèi

(dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from \handsome maid\)

咸水湖
xián shuǐ hú

salt lake

Child Words of 咸水

咸
xián

all

水
shuǐ

water

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