English Explanatory Dictionary

Samshui

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Sanshui: the Cantonese-derived name.

Pronunciation

sämʹswāʹ

Word forms

Samshui

Etymology

From the Postal Romanization of Cantonese 三水 (saam¹ seoi²), when the initial of the second syllable was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Synonyms

Sanshui
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