薪水

Chinese

	fuel; salary	water; river
trad. (薪水)	薪	水
simp. ^#(薪水)	薪	水
Literally: “firewood and water”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xīnshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄕㄨㄟˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xin¹ sui³
Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ seoi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîn-súi
Northern Min (KCR): séng-sṳ̌
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sin-súi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnshuǐ → xīnshui (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄕㄨㄟˇ → ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄕㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinshue̊i
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-shui⁵
  - Yale: syīn-shwei
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shin.shoei
  - Palladius: синьшуй (sinʹšuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ɕin⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²/
  - Homophones:
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    心水
    薪水
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xin¹ sui³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xinsui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ suei⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: san¹ seoi²
  - Yale: sān séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîn-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: xin^ˊ sui^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xin¹ sui³
  - Sinological IPA: /sin²⁴ su̯i³¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: séng-sṳ̌
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /seiŋ⁵⁴ sy²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-súi
  - Tâi-lô: sin-suí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sinsuie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sin³³ sui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ sui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ sui⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: sin sywijX

Rime
Character	薪	水
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)	脂 (18)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	息鄰切	式軌切
Baxter	sin	sywijX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siɪn/	/ɕˠiuɪ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/sin/	/ɕʷᵚi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/sjen/	/ɕiuɪ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sin/	/ɕjwi^X/
Li Rong	/siĕn/	/ɕjui^X/
Wang Li	/sĭĕn/	/ɕwi^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/si̯ĕn/	/ɕwi^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xīn	shuǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	san¹	seoi²

Noun

薪水

wage; salary; pay; remuneration (Classifier: 筆／笔 m c)
(literary) daily necessity

Synonyms

(wage):

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工薪 (gōngxīn)
工資／工资 (gōngzī)
工鈿／工钿 (¹kon-di) (Wu)
工錢／工钱 (gōngqián)
薪俸 (xīnfèng)
薪禾 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
薪資／薪资 (xīnzī)
薪酬 (xīnchóu)
薪金 (xīnjīn)

(daily necessity):

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布帛菽粟 (bùbóshūsù)
必需品 (bìxūpǐn)
日常用品 (rìcháng yòngpǐn)
日用品 (rìyòngpǐn)
柴米油鹽／柴米油盐 (cháimǐyóuyán)
柴米油鹽醬醋茶／柴米油盐酱醋茶 (chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá)
油鹽醬醋／油盐酱醋 (yóuyánjiàngcù)
生活用品 (shēnghuó yòngpǐn)
用物 (yòngwù) (literary)
粟帛 (sùbó) (literary)
開門七件事／开门七件事 (kāimén qī jiàn shì)

Derived terms

薪水之勞／薪水之劳

Korean

Hanja in this term
薪	水

Noun

薪水 • (sinsu) (hangeul 신수)

hanja form^? of 신수