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砥
Mandarin · pinyin dǐ
Meanings
- baffle (pier)
- whetstone
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- 砥
- dǐ · a whetstone; to polish
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Mandarin tones
3 · di3
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 3 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dai2 · zi1 · zi2
Cantonese word readings for 砥. 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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- (literary) fine-grained whetstone
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to grind; to polish
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to temper oneself; to steel oneself
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) smooth; level; even
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