「鹹淡水」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: haam4 taam5 seoi2
Individual
Character Meaning:
鹹 salty; salty (taste)
淡 tasteless; (of colour) light; pale; bland; (of business) dull; stagnant; bad
水 water; soup; beverage; liquids in general; body of water
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • estuary; literally: salt and fresh water
    (Cant.) 鹹haam4淡taam5水seoi2交gaau1界gaai3嘅ge3河ho4岸ngon6十sap6分fan1適sik1合hap6紅hung4樹syu6林lam4生sang1長zoeng2。
    (Eng.) Estuaries are suitable for the growth of mangroves.

  • to engage in a business which is marginally legal, half legal and half illegal; to run a dodgy business
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5咁gam1多do1年nin4都dou1係hai6做zou6啲di1鹹haam4淡taam5水seoi2嘅ge3生saang1意ji3,揾wan2埋maai4揾wan2埋maai4都dou1唔m4少siu2。
    (Eng.) He's done dodgy business for years and made a lot of money from it.

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