滴答

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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): ㄉㄧㄉㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dik¹ daap³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dīdā
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄉㄚ
  - 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

(onomatopoeia) The sound of dripping water: pitter-patter
(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

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

(onomatopoeia) to fall in drops; to drip

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