pái shuǐ kǒudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
plughole / drainage hole
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

排水口 排水口 [pai2 shui3 kou3] /plughole/drainage hole/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 排
    pái

    to arrange in order / to line up / to exclude / to eliminate / to repel / to expel / to discharge / (literary) to push aside / to force open / to rehearse / row / line / platoon / (bound form) steak / chop / (bound form) raft / classifier for rows or lines (of people or things)

  • 水
    shuǐ

    water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

    Shuǐ

    surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

  • 口
    kǒu

    mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

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