水中

Chinese

		water; river	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
simp. and trad. (水中)		水	中
anagram		中水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǐzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² zung¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): súi-chûng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuěijhong
    • Wade–Giles: shui³-chung¹
    • Yale: shwěi-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeijong
    • Palladius: шуйчжун (šujčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi² zung¹
    • Yale: séui jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey² dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu² zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: súi-chûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: sui^ˋ zung^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sui³ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /su̯i³¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/

Noun

水中

1. in water; under water

Derived terms

• 水中丞
• 水中捉月
• 水中撈月 / 水中捞月 (shuǐzhōng-lāoyuè)
• 水中月
• 水中毒 (shuǐzhòngdú)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
水	中
すい Grade: 1	ちゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi

From 水 (sui, “water”) +‎ 中 (-chū, “in; within”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すいちゅう [sùíchúú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sɨit͡ɕɨː]

Noun

水(すい)中(ちゅう) • (suichū) 

1. (often attributive) underwater
   • 1999 May 27, “カクタス [Cactus]”, in Vol.3, Konami:

     水(すい)中(ちゅう)に潜(ひそ)んでいる、得(え)体(たい)の知(し)れない格(かっ)好(こう)をしたばけもの。

     Suichū ni hisonde iru, etai no shirenai kakkō o shita bakemono.

     A weird-looking monster that lurks in the water.

Derived terms

• 水(すい)中(ちゅう)花(か) (suichūka): type of artificial flower which "blossoms" in water
• 水(すい)中(ちゅう)眼(め)鏡(がね) (suichū megane): swimming goggles
• 水(すい)中(ちゅう)写(しゃ)真(しん) (suichū shashin): underwater photography
• 水(すい)中(ちゅう)写(しゃ)真(しん)ダイブ (suichū shashin daibu): underwater photography dive
• 水(すい)中(ちゅう)生(せい)物(ぶつ)観(かん)察(さつ) (suichū seibutsu kansatsu): aquatic life survey
• 水(すい)中(ちゅう)翼(よく)船(せん) (suichū yokusen): hydrofoil
• 水(すい)中(ちゅう)スクーター (suichū sukūtā): diver propulsion vehicle
• 水(すい)中(ちゅう)スクーターダイブ (suichū sukūtā daibu): dive on an underwater scooter
• 水(すい)中(ちゅう)ナチュラリストダイブ (suichū nachurarisuto daibu): underwater naturalist dive
• 水(すい)中(ちゅう)ナビゲーション (suichū nabigēshon): underwater navigation
• 水(すい)中(ちゅう)ビデオ (suichū bideo): underwater videography
• 水(すい)中(ちゅう)ビデオダイブ (suichū bideo daibu): underwater videography dive
• 水(すい)中(ちゅう)ライト (suichū raito): diving light
• 音(おん)波(ば)水(すい)中(ちゅう)探(たん)知(ち)機(き) (onba suichū tanchiki): sonar
• 潜(せん)水(すい)中(ちゅう) (sensuichū): while diving; while submerged

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
水	中
みず Grade: 1	なか Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Proper noun

水(みず)中(なか) • (Mizunaka) 

1. Mizunaka (a district of the city of Kamitakaiguntakayamamura, Nagano Prefecture, Japan)
2. a surname

References

1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN