Meanings
alternative San-shui
- A district of Foshan, Guangdong, China; a former county of Guangdong, China.
This month, she will travel to the Sanshui District in Guangdong province to begin recording the show. The 10th season of Chinese Dream Show began last Sunday (Feb 25).
2018 March 4, Huiwen Ng, “Grandma Mary to star in reality talent show Chinese Dream Show”, in The Straits Times, archived from the original on 04 Mar 20181 more example
People in some 10 counties along the West River basin in Kwangtung Province have been mobilized to join in flood-fighting or disaster relief work, with more than 10,000 in Sanshui County alone.
1978 May 28, “Drought striken North”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIX, number 21, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA district of Foshan, Guangdong, China; a former county of Guangdong, China.
Origin
Borrowed from Mandarin 三水 (Sānshuǐ, literally “three waters”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 三水
- 三水 (saam¹ seoi²)district of Foshan, Guangdong
Chinese Mandarin 三水
- 三水 (Sānshuǐ)district of Foshan, Guangdong
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Cite this entry
Sanshui. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sanshui
“Sanshui.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sanshui. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sanshui,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sanshui.
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