滴答

Chinese

		a drop; to drip	reply; answer; return reply; answer; return; respond; echo; to answer; agree
trad. (滴答)		滴	答
simp. #(滴答)		滴	答
alternative forms		嘀嗒

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīdā

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ ㄉㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dik¹ daap³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dīdā
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄉㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dida
    • Wade–Giles: ti¹-ta¹
    • Yale: dī-dā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dida
    • Palladius: дида (dida)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ tä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dik¹ daap³
    • Yale: dīk daap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dik⁷ daap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: dig¹ dab³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪk̚⁵ taːp̚³/

Adverb

滴答

1. (onomatopoeia) The sound of dripping water: pitter-patter
2. (onomatopoeia) The sound of a ticking clock: tick; tick tack; tick tock

Derived terms

• 滴滴答答 (dīdīdādā)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīda

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ ˙ㄉㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dīda
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ˙ㄉㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: didå
    • Wade–Giles: ti¹-ta⁵
    • Yale: dī-da
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: di.da
    • Palladius: дида (dida)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ d̥ä²/

Verb

滴答

1. (onomatopoeia) to fall in drops; to drip