嘀嗒 (dī) — (onomatopoeia) tick-tock; sound of a clock or dripping water
Definition
Onomatopoeia for a regular ticking or dripping sound (a clock, a tap, raindrops). The character is often reduplicated or used as ∼声.
onomatopoeia
tick-tocksound of a clock or dripping water
Examples
- 嘀嗒。Qiáng shàng de zhōng fā chū dī de shēng yīn.The clock on the wall makes a tick-tock sound.
- 嘀嗒。Shuǐ lóng tóu yì zhí dī dì dī shuǐ.The faucet keeps dripping with a tick-tock sound.
- ，嘀嗒。Yè shēn le, zhǐ yǒu dī de zhōng shēng péi bàn zhe wǒ.The night is deep; only the tick-tock of the clock keeps me company.
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