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淅瀝

简淅沥 · 繁淅瀝

Mandarin · pinyin xī lì

(onom.) patter of rain

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淅: xī · water used wash rice; to wash rice
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沥: lì · trickle, drip; strain; dregs

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1–4 · xi1 li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sik1 lik6

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noun

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a drizzle, breeze, moving shuttle, falling leaves, etc.

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