溉滌

简 溉涤 · 繁 溉滌
Mandarin · pinyin gài dí

Meanings

  1. to wash
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溉
gài · water, irrigate, flood; wash
滌
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涤
dí · wash, cleanse, purify; sweep
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4–2 · gai4 di2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

koi3 dik6

Cantonese word readings for 溉滌. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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