砥礪

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Chinese[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dǐlì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dai² lai⁶

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[edit]

砥礪

to sharpen up; to undergo hard training; to strengthen
砥礪品行／砥砺品行 ― dǐlì pǐnxíng ― to strengthen one's character
to encourage; to motivate

Synonyms[edit]

(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[edit]

砥礪

grindstone; whetstone

Derived terms[edit]

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