砥礪

Chinese

		baffle (pier); whetstone	grind; sandstone
trad. (砥礪)		砥	礪
simp. (砥砺)		砥	砺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǐlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dai² lai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǐlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǐlì
    • Wade–Giles: ti³-li⁴
    • Yale: dǐ-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diilih
    • Palladius: дили (dili)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dai² lai⁶
    • Yale: dái laih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dai² lai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dei² lei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯³⁵ lɐi̯²²/

Verb

砥礪

1. to sharpen up; to undergo hard training; to strengthen

   砥礪品行／砥砺品行  ―  dǐlì pǐnxíng  ―  to strengthen one's character

2. to encourage; to motivate

Synonyms

• (to encourage):

• 勉勵／勉励 (miǎnlì)
• 勸／劝 (quàn)
• 勗勉／勖勉 (xùmiǎn) (literary)
• 激勵／激励 (jīlì)
• 鼓動／鼓动 (gǔdòng)
• 鼓勵／鼓励 (gǔlì)
• 鼓舞 (gǔwǔ)

 

Noun

砥礪

1. grindstone; whetstone

Derived terms

• 砥礪名節／砥砺名节 (dǐlìmíngjié)
• 砥礪名號／砥砺名号
• 砥礪名行／砥砺名行
• 砥礪廉隅／砥砺廉隅
• 砥礪清節／砥砺清节
• 砥礪風節／砥砺风节
• 磨礱砥礪／磨砻砥砺