「縮水」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: suk1 seoi2
Individual
Character Meaning:
縮 shrink; to contract; to shrink; to draw back; to withdraw; to recoil
水 water; soup; beverage; liquids in general; body of water
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to shrink after washing
    (Cant.) 呢ni1件gin6衫saam1一jat1洗sai2就zau6縮suk1水seoi2。
    (Eng.) The garment shrinks just after its washed once.

  • to shrink; to reduce; to become smaller e.g. in size, scale or amount of money
    (Cant.) 身san1家gaa1縮suk1水seoi2
    (Eng.) one's net worth shrinks
    (Cant.) 公gung1司si1生saang1意ji3唔m4好hou2,我ngo5哋dei6今gam1年nin2嘅ge3花faa1紅hung4實sat6縮suk1水seoi2嘍lo3。
    (Eng.) The company is not doing so well, and our bonus this year is going to shrink for sure.

See also: 縮 收縮 縮細 縮小 緊縮 裁 還原 減 萎縮 乾塘 加把口 呆壞賬 收水 水漲船高 清減 發水 縮皮 羊毛出在羊身上 通貨緊縮 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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