聖水

See also: 圣水

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	water; river
trad. (聖水)		聖	水
simp. (圣水)		圣	水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèngshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ seoi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳn-súi
Min Nan (POJ): sèng-chúi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shèngshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqshoei
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ seoi²
  - Yale: sing séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ sêu²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ sɵy̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳn-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin sui`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ sui³
  - IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ su̯i³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-chúi
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-tsuí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seangzuie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

Noun

聖水

holy water

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	水
せい Grade: 6	すい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Origin unclear. May have been coined in Japanese of Middle Chinese-derived elements, or may have been borrowed from Chinese.

Uncommon term. Not included in some monolingual dictionaries.[1][2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) せーすい [sèésúí] (Heiban – [0])[3]
- IPA^(key): [se̞ːsɨᵝi]

Noun

聖水 (hiragana せいすい, rōmaji seisui)

(Christianity, Catholicism) holy water

Coordinate terms

聖 (せい)酒 (しゅ) (seishu): sacramental wine
聖香 (きよか) (kiyoka): sacramental incense
聖 (せい)火 (か) (seika): a sacred fire or flames
聖 (せい)地 (ち) (seichi): hallowed ground

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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