Definition
泥水 can refer either to literal muddy water (泥 + 水) or, as a shortened form of 泥水匠, to masonry or plastering work — this second sense is a specialized trade term not obvious from the characters alone. In Taiwan and some regional contexts, 泥水 alone can mean 'masonry (craft)' without the craftsman suffix.
n
muddy watermuddy liquid(trade) masonryplastering
Examples
- 泥水，。Xiàyǔ hòu lùshàng dōu shì ní, xiǎoxīn bié huádǎo.After the rain the road is all muddy water — be careful not to slip.
- 泥水。Zhè tiáo hé yīnwèi wūrǎn biàn chéng le hēisè ní.This river turned into black muddy water because of pollution.
- 泥水，。Tā zuò le sān shí nián ní, shǒuyì fēicháng hǎo.He's done masonry for thirty years — his craftsmanship is excellent.
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