水發

水发
shuǐfā

to steep in water

Wiktionary

Examples

四月底，黄河的水发黑了。

At the end of April, the water of the Yellow River had darkened.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 水 Shuǐ surname Shui
=1 水 shuǐ
  1. water
  2. (after a name) ... River
  3. to swim (used mostly in 會水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
  4. (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  5. (bound form) additional cost; extra income
  6. classifier for washings of a garment
2 發 fā
  1. to send out
  2. to show (one's feeling)
  3. to issue
  4. to develop
  5. to make a bundle of money
  6. classifier for gunshots (rounds)