滴 (dik6 dik1 | di1) : drip

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滴

dik6 dik1

di1

[1] drip; dripping
[2] drops (of water, tear, etc); beads (of sweat)

Jyutping dik1 is used only occasionally for a few word compounds.

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

滴

This word has been viewed 8214 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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滴水 dik6/dik1 seoi2 di1 shui3 = dripping water

嬌滴滴 giu1 dik1 dik1 = delicately pretty

滴滴涕 di1 di1 ti1 di1 di1 ti4 = DDT (banned pesticide)

滴滴仔 dik6 dik6 zai2 = a way of playing table tennis 粵

水滴 seoi2 dik6 shui3 di1 = drop (as of water)

滴管 dik6 gun2 di1 guan3 = dropper

滴劑 dik6 zai1 = (medicine) drops

十滴水 sap6 dik6 seoi2 shi2 di1 shui3 = a popular medicine for summer ailments (lit., "ten drops")

滴血 dik1 hyut3 = [v] to drop blood (as for the blood drop test to determine kinship)

一滴水 jat1 dik6 seoi2 yi1 di1 shui3 = a drop of water (common formation)

滴晒汗 dik6 saai3 hon6 = surprised; shocked; oh! 粵

滴露 dik6 lou6 = Dettol 粵 (common formation)

滴汗 dik6 hon6 = confusion or embarrassment (lit., "droplets of sweat") 粵

滴定 dik6 ding6 di1 ding4 = titration

滴水不漏 dik6 seoi2 bat1 lau6 di1 shui3 bi4 lou4 = watertight; rigorous (argument)

水滴石穿 seoi2 dik6 sek6 cyun1 shui3 di1 shi2 chuan1 = persistent effort overcomes any difficulty

滴酒不沾 dik6 zau2 bat1 zim1 di1 jiu3 bu4 zhan1 = never touches alcohol

血滴子 hyut3 dik1 zi2 xue4 di1 zi3 = the flying guillotine (weapon)

滴血認親 dik1 hyut3 jing6 can1 di1 xue4 ren4 qin1 = blood drop technique to identify blood ties

水滴穿石 seoi2 dik6 cyun1 sek6 shui3 di1 chuan1 shi2 = results will come with long-term perseverence and hardwork

滴定管 dik6 ding6 gun2 di1 ding4 guan3 = buret, burette

點滴 dim2 dik6 dian3 di1 = bit; titbit

滴瓶 dik6 ping4 di1 ping2 = dropping bottle

滴水成河 dik6 seoi2 sing4 ho4 di1 shui3 cheng2 he2 = (many) drops of water make a river

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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