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跌
Mandarin · pinyin diē
Meanings
- to fall
- to tumble
- to trip
- (of prices etc) to drop
- Taiwan pr. dié
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- 跌
- diē · dié · stumble, slip, fall down; stamp
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Mandarin tones
1 · die1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
daat3 · dit3
Cantonese word readings for 跌. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to fall down
- (Cantonese, Hakka, transitive) to drop; to lose
- to fall (from the sky); to crash; to drop
- (of price, stock) to fall; to drop
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