滌 (dik6) — wash away; purge in Cantonese

dikˍ₆滌

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Mandarin Pinyin: di2

Meaning of 滌

nounwash away; purge

nounwash; cleanse

keoiˏ₅佢dikˍ₆滌canˉ¹親diˉ¹啲saamˉ¹衫。

He washed those clothes.

ngoˏ₅我dikˍ₆滌ganˊ²緊wunˊ²碗。

I'm washing the dishes.

saiˊ²洗wunˊ²碗jiu˗₃要dikˍ₆滌gonˉ¹乾zingˍ₆淨。

You need to wash the dishes clean.

faai˗₃快diˉ¹啲dikˍ₆滌keoiˏ₅佢。

Wash it quickly.

niˉ¹呢go˗₃個jiu˗₃要sauˊ²手dikˍ₆滌。

This needs to be hand-washed.

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