水花 (shuǐ huā) — spray, splash (from water impact); (dialectal) chicken pox (same as 水痘)
Definition
Most commonly 'splash / spray of water' — the water droplets thrown up when something hits water or falls from height. The 'chicken pox' sense is dialectal/regional, not standard Mandarin (the common word is 水痘).
noun
spraysplash (from water impact)(dialectal) chicken pox (same as 水痘)
Examples
- 水花。Tiào shuǐ yùn dòng yuán rù shuǐ shí jī hū bú jiàn qǐ shuǐ huā.The diver enters the water with almost no splash.
- ，水花。Pù bù cóng gāo chù luò xià, jī qǐ céng céng shuǐ huā.The waterfall falls from a height, stirring up layers of spray.
- 水花，。Zhè ge hái zi dé le shuǐ huā, xū yào zài jiā xiū xi.This child has chicken pox and needs to rest at home.
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