心水

    xīnshuǐ

    Meaning: "心" means "heart" and "水" means "water." This term originally meant "idea," "thinking" or "mood" in Buddhist scriptures and ancient poems. In the Cantonese dialect, it's often used to describe something or someone that wins your heart.

    Example:

    A: 又在网购了？

    Yòu zài wǎnggòu le?

    Are you shopping online again?

    B: 这件大衣的款式正合我心水，你看怎样？

    Zhèjiàn dàyī de kuǎnshì zhèng hé wǒ xīnshuǐ, nǐ kàn zěnyàng?

    This overcoat is exactly what I want. What do you think?

    A: 网购最好还是买熟悉的品牌，质量有保证，尺码也不会差太远。

    Wǎnggòu zuìhǎo háishì mǎi shúxī de pǐnpái, zhìliàng yǒu bàozhèng, chǐmǎ yě bùhuì chà tàiyuǎn。

    It's better to buy familiar brands when shopping online so that the quality can be ensured and the size will be in the ballpark.

    B: 好吧，我还是先不买了。去哪里吃晚饭？

    Hǎo ba, wǒ háishì xiān bùmǎi le。Qù nǎlǐ chī wǎnfàn?

    All right, I'm not buying this one. Where do we go for dinner?

    A: 我们去吃你的心水意大利面吧。

    Wǒmen qù chī nǐ de xīnshuǐ yìdàlì miàn ba。

    Let's go for your favorite spaghetti.