滴 (dik6) — drip; dripping in Cantonese
dikˍ₆滴Mandarin Pinyin: di1
Meaning of 滴
noundrip; dripping
noundrops (of water, tear, etc); beads (of sweat)
noun(adjective) 1. Dripping; (Onomatopoeia) Pitter – patter (sound of rainfall dripping)
Example Sentences with 滴
keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹一dikˉ¹滴douˉ¹都mˎ₄唔pit3.撇。
He didn't drink a drop.
tungˎ₄童ninˎ₄年wingˎ₄縈waaiˎ₄懷dimˊ²點dikˉ¹滴。
Childhood memories abound.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心jimˎ₄簷hauˊ²口dikˉ¹滴seoi2.水。
Be careful of dripping from the eaves.
sekˍ₆石bikˉ¹壁jauˏ₅有seoiˊ²水dikˉ¹滴
Water is dripping from the rock face.
saaˉ¹沙lauˍ₆漏dikˉ¹滴daap˗₃答deiˍ₆地zau2.走。
The hourglass ticks away.
Words Containing 滴
滴晒汗dik6 saai3 hon6
surprised; shocked; oh!
滴酒不沾dik6 zau2 bat1 zim1
never to touch a drop of alcohol; never touches alcohol
一滴水jat1 dik6 seoi2
a drop of water
血滴子hyut3 dik1 zi2
the flying guillotine (lit., "blood dripper") is a weapon resembling a hat with a bladed rim and attached to a chain
滴定dik6 ding6
titration (lit., "the drops decide")
滴露dik6 lou6
Chinese sound word for the commercial liquid antiseptic known as Dettol.
滴滴仔dik6 dik6 zai2
a way of playing table tennis (back and forth ticking and tocking)
打點滴daa2 dim2 dik1
to have intravenous drip therapy
倒吊冇滴墨水dou3 diu3 mou5 dik1 mak6 seoi2
hanging upside down without dropping one drop of ink, which means a person seems to know a certain thing, but actually is clueless and lack of content
嬌滴滴giu1 dik1 dik1
delicately pretty
滴血dik1 hyut3
to drop blood (as for the blood drop test to determine kinship)
滴劑dik6 zai1
(medicine) drops
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