心水

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: sim1 zui2
POJ: sim-tsuí
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: preference, liking, what one has in mind
心水

The 'preference/liking' sense on Wiktionary is explicitly labeled only for Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, and Nanning Pinghua, not for Teochew, even though the confirmed Teochew reading exists and this colloquial meaning is common across Southern Chinese topolects.

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