滴答

Chinese

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

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dīdā

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄉㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dik¹ daap³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dīdā
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄉㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dida
  - IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ ta̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dik¹ daap³
  - Yale: dīk daap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dik⁷ daap⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: dig¹ dab³
  - IPA ^(key): /tɪk̚⁵ taːp̚³/

Adverb

滴答

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

Derived terms

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Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dīda

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ ˙ㄉㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dīda
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ˙ㄉㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: di.da
  - IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ d̥a̠²/

Verb

滴答

(onomatopoeia) to fall in drops; to drip

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