滴 dik⁶ {dī}

(adjective) 1. Dripping; (Onomatopoeia) Pitter – patter (sound of rainfall dripping)

滴 dik⁶ {dī}

1. a drop
2. to drip

滴露 dik⁶ lou⁶ {dī lù}

(product) Dettol, which is a brand of disinfectant.

滴答 {dīda}

1. (onom.) pattering sound
2. drip drip (of water)
3. tick tock (of clock)
4. also pr. [di1 da5]

滴答 dik¹ daap³ {dī dā}

1. (onom.) pattering sound
2. drip drip (of water)
3. tick tock (of clock)
4. also pr. [di1 da5]

滴瀝〔-沥〕 dik¹ lik⁶ {dī lì}

to drip (of rainwater)

滴翠 dik⁶ ceoi³ {dī cuì}

1. verdant
2. green

滴點〔-点〕 dik⁶ dim² {dī diǎn}

melting point (of lubricating oil)

滴定 dik⁶ ding⁶ {dī dìng}

titration

滴道 dik⁶ dou⁶ {Dī dào}

Didao district of Jixi city 雞西, Heilongjiang

滴管 dik⁶ gun² {dī guǎn}

1. eyedropper
2. pipette
3. burette

滴灌 dik⁶ gun³ {dī guàn}

1. drip irrigation
2. to irrigate by drip feed

滴下 dik⁶ haa⁶ {dī xià}

drip

滴流 dik⁶ lau⁴ {dī liú}

trickle

滴漏 dik⁶ lau⁶ {dī lòu}

1. water clock
2. clepsydra

滴瓶 dik⁶ ping⁴ {dī píng}

1. dripper
2. pipette

滴石 dik⁶ sek⁶ {dī shí}

1. a dripstone (geology)
2. stalactites and stalagmites

滴水 dik⁶ seoi² {dī shuǐ}

1. water drop
2. dripping water

滴劑〔-剂〕 dik⁶ zai¹ {dī jì}

to drip (e.g. medical drip feed)

滴注 dik⁶ zyu³ {dī zhù}

1. to drip into
2. to transfuse
3. to percolate
4. to drip feed
5. fig. to instill

滴蟲病〔-虫-〕 dik⁶ cung⁴ beng⁶ {dī chóng bìng}

trichomoniasis (medicine)

滴答聲〔--声〕 dik⁶ daap³ seng¹ {dī da shēng}

tick (tock)

滴滴涕 dik⁶ dik⁶ tai³ {dī dī tì}

1. DDT (loanword)
2. dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

滴定管 dik⁶ ding⁶ gun² {dī dìng guǎn}

1. burette
2. buret

滴道區〔--区〕 dik⁶ dou⁶ keoi¹ {Dī dào qū}

Didao district of Jixi city 雞西, Heilongjiang

滴溜溜 dik⁶ lau⁶ lau⁶ {dī liū liū}

1. whirling
2. spinning around and around
3. round and plump (e.g. of fruit)

滴溜圓〔--圆〕 dik⁶ liu¹ jyun⁴ {dī liū yuán}

completely round

滴水成冰 dik⁶ seoi² sing⁴ bing¹ {dī shuǐ chéng bīng}

freezing cold weather

滴里耷拉 dik¹ lei⁵ daap³ laai¹ {dī lǐ dā lā}

1. sagging
2. drooping

滴里嘟嚕〔---噜〕 dik¹ lei⁵ dou¹ lou¹ {dī lǐ dū lu}

cumbersome

滴水不羼 dik⁶ seoi² bat¹ caan³ {dī shuǐ bù chàn}

1. not diluted by one drop
2. hundred percent

滴水不漏 dik⁶ seoi² bat¹ lau⁶ {dī shuǐ bù lòu}

1. lit. not one drop of water can leak out
2. watertight
3. rigorous (argument)

滴水穿石 dik⁶ seoi² cyun¹ sek⁶ {dī shuǐ chuān shí}

1. dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
2. You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
3. Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

滴水石穿 dik⁶ seoi² sek⁶ cyun¹ {dī shuǐ shí chuān}

1. dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
2. You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
3. Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

滴酒不沾 dik⁶ zau² bat¹ zim¹ {dī jiǔ bù zhān}

never to touch a drop of alcohol

滴漏計時器〔--计时-〕 dik⁶ lau⁶ gai³ si⁴ hei³ {dī lòu jì shí qì}

1. hourglass
2. water clock
3. clepsydra