滴漏

滴漏

Chinese

		a drop; to drip	funnel; to leak; to let out funnel; to leak; to let out; to divulge
simp. and trad. (滴漏)		滴	漏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīlòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ ㄌㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dik⁶ lau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dīlòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄌㄡˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dilow
    • IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ loʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: dīlòur
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄌㄡˋㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diloull
    • IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ lɤʊɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dik⁶ lau⁶
    • Yale: dihk lauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dik⁹ lau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dig⁶ leo⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /tɪk̚² lɐu̯²²/

Noun

滴漏

1. water clock; hourglass; clepsydra

Derived terms

銅壺滴漏／铜壶滴漏

Verb

滴漏

1. to drip down drop by drop