自来水管

water mains / service pipe / tap-water pipe

self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely

from the beginning / always / to come of one's own accord

to come / to arrive / to come round / ever since / next

running water / tap water

surname Shui

water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

water pipe

variant of 管[guan3]

surname Guan

to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards