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遞
简 递 · 繁 遞Mandarin · pinyin dì
Meanings
- to hand over; to pass on; to deliver
- (bound form) progressively; in the proper order
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4 · di4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
daai3 · dai6 · sai6
Cantonese word readings for 遞. 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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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to take turns; to do something in turns; to alternate; to substitute
- to pass; to hand over; to deliver; to transmit
- (literary, or in compounds) in succession; in order; successively; progressively
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) posthouse; post carriage
- (Cantonese) to lift; to raise
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to surround; to twine; to twist around
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 逝 (shì, “to pass”)
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