「水泡 / 水抱」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 水泡 seoi2 pou5
  • 水抱 seoi2 pou5
Individual
Character Meaning:
水 water; soup; beverage; liquids in general; body of water
泡 bubble; to soak; bulb; blister; courage; guts
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • swim ring; swim tube; water donut; lifebuoy; life preserver (measure word: 個 / 隻)
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5唔m4識sik1游jau4水seoi2㗎gaa3,俾bei2個go3水seoi2泡pou5佢keoi5啦laa1!
    (Eng.) He doesn't know how to swim. Give him a swim ring.

  • figuratively, substitute; alternative; backup; also used to describe a partner treated as a temporary substitute after a break-up (measure word: 個)
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5俾bei2女neoi5朋pang4友jau5飛fei1咗zo2冇mou5耐noi1就zau6同tung4你nei5拍paak3拖to1,擺baai2明ming4揾wan2你nei5做zou6水seoi2泡pou5啦laa1!
    (Eng.) He got dumped and started seeing you soon after. He's clearly treating you as a mere backup.
    (Cant.) 其kei4實sat6我ngo5唔m4鍾zung1意ji3電din6腦nou5㗎gaa3,我ngo5當dong3呢ni1科fo1係hai6水seoi2泡pou5咋zaa3!
    (Eng.) Actually I don't like computers. I'm just thinking of it as an easy alternative!

See also: 水泡科 救生圈 冷泡 尾水 水性楊花 水族箱 水獺 水腳 水鴨 玻璃水 鋼水 鼻涕蟲 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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「水泡 / 水𦢊」

Entry #2
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 水泡 seoi2 pok1
  • 水𦢊 seoi2 pok1
Individual
Character Meaning:
水 water; soup; beverage; liquids in general; body of water
泡 bubble; to soak; bulb; blister; courage; guts
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
blister (measure word: 個 / 粒)
(Cant.) 着zoek3親can1新san1鞋haai4,我ngo5都dou1會wui5起hei2水seoi2泡pok1㗎gaa3。
(Eng.) New shoes always give me blisters.
See also: 起泡 泡 冷泡 尾水 水性楊花 水族箱 水獺 水腳 水鴨 玻璃水 鋼水 鼻涕蟲 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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