蝦眼水 (haa1 ngaan5 seoi2) — water just before the boiling point whe… in Cantonese

haaˉ¹蝦ngaanˏ₅眼seoiˊ²水

简虾眼水

Mandarin Pinyin: xia1 yan3 shui3

Meaning of 蝦眼水

nounwater just before the boiling point when it just starts bubbling at around 75 to 80 degrees Celsius

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日haaˉ¹蝦ngaanˏ₅眼seoi2.水。

He's always sleepy.

ngoˏ₅我houˊ²好haaˉ¹蝦ngaanˏ₅眼seoi2.水。

I'm very sleepy.

zouˊ²早tauˊ²抖laa1,啦，ngoˏ₅我haaˉ¹蝦ngaanˏ₅眼seoi2.水。

Good night, I'm sleepy.

taiˊ²睇dinˍ₆電siˍ₆視taiˊ²睇dou˗₃到haaˉ¹蝦ngaanˏ₅眼seoi2.水。

Watching TV until I got sleepy.

mˎ₄唔haaˉ¹好ngaanˏ₅蝦seoi2.眼水。

Don't be sleepy.

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