滴滴答答

滴滴答答

Chinese

		a drop; to drip	a drop; to drip	reply; answer; return reply; answer; return; respond; echo; to answer; agree	reply; answer; return reply; answer; return; respond; echo; to answer; agree
simp. and trad. (滴滴答答)		滴	滴	答	答
AABB-type reduplication of 滴答 (dīdā).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīdīdādā

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ ㄉㄧ ㄉㄚ ㄉㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dīdīdādā
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄉㄧ ㄉㄚ ㄉㄚ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dididada
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dididada
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵ tä⁵⁵ tä⁵⁵/

Adjective

滴滴答答

1. (onomatopoeia) ticktock; pitapat; to fall in drops; to drip