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咸水
鹹水
xiánshuǐ
1. salt water
2. brine

Character Breakdown

咸
xián
all, together, united; salted
HSK 4 9 丶
水
shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (2)

咸水妹
xiánshuǐmèi
(dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from "handsome maid")
咸水湖
xiánshuǐhú
salt lake

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