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Definitions
- 1. dike
- 2. Taiwan pr. [tí]
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Usage notes
Common mistakes
In mainland Mandarin, 堤 is pronounced dī, not tí. The tí pronunciation is standard in Taiwan, so learners should be consistent with their regional pronunciation choice.
Cultural notes
The idiom 千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 (a thousand-li dike collapses from an ant hole) warns that neglecting small problems can lead to disaster.
Example Sentences
1 shown河边的 堤 很高。
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Words Containing 堤
dam
see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué]
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
embankment
tiramisu (loanword)
dike
promenade
Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands with a large network of windmills attracting many tourists
(of a watercourse) to breach its dike
levee
(road or railway) embankment
breakwater
tide embankment