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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 di1dike; Taiwan pr. [ti2]; variant of
2堤岸 堤岸 àndi1 an4embankment; bank; levee
3堤坝 堤壩 di1 ba4dam; dike
4堤顶大路 堤頂大路 dǐng di1 ding3 da4 lu4promenade
5堤防 堤防 fángdi1 fang2dike; embankment; levee
6堤溃蚁穴 堤潰蟻穴 kuì xuédi1 kui4 yi3 xue2Slight negligence may lead to great disaster. (idiom)
7堤拉米苏 堤拉米蘇 di1 la1 mi3 su1tiramisu (loanword)
8防波堤 防波堤 fáng fang2 bo1 di1breakwater; seawall; fig. defensive buffer zone
9防潮堤 防潮堤 fáng cháo fang2 chao2 di1tide embankment
10海堤 海堤 hǎi hai3 di1levee; dyke; seawall
11河堤 河堤 he2 di1river embankment
12决堤 決隄 jué jue2 di1(of a watercourse) to breach its dike; (of dikes) to collapse
13千里之堤,溃于蚁穴 千里之堤,潰於蟻穴 qiān zhī , kuì xuéqian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom); huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
14围堤 圍堤 wéi wei2 di1and encircled the embankment
15修堤筑坝 修堤築壩 xiū zhù xiu1 di1 zhu4 ba4to repair dykes and build dams (idiom)
16筑堤围塘 築堤圍塘 zhù wéi tángzhu4 di1 wei2 tang2to build a dike enclosing a part of the sea (idiom)