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咸水
xián​shuǐ

brine

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 咸水湖 xián​shuǐ​hú salt lake
  • 咸水妹 xián​shuǐ​mèi Cantonese prostitute
    A dialect term for a prostitute from Guangdong, especially those in pre-Revolution Shanghai (loanword from "handsome maid").