一點一滴

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	a drop; to drip
trad. (一點一滴)		一	點	一	滴
simp. (一点一滴)		一	点	一	滴

Etymology

Compare 點滴／点滴 (diǎndī).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīdiǎnyīdī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄧ ㄉㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ dim² jat¹ dik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīdiǎnyīdī [Phonetic: yìdiǎnyìdī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄧ ㄉㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yidiǎnyidi
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-tien³-i¹-ti¹
    • Yale: yī-dyǎn-yī-dī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ideanidi
    • Palladius: идяньиди (idjanʹidi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ti⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ dim² jat¹ dik⁶
    • Yale: yāt dím yāt dihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dim² jat⁷ dik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ dim² yed¹ dig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ tiːm³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ tɪk̚²/

Idiom

一點一滴

1. every little bit; bit by bit