DROP OF LIQUID    滴

SMALL SPHERE OF LIQUID.
DROPLETBLOBGLOBULEBEADBUBBLETEARDOTINFORMAL GLOB(DROPS OF WATER/RAIN) RARE STILLICIDE
Old Chinese Criteria
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Modern Chinese Criteria
滴 點 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • LIQUID　SUBSTANCE which CAN FLOW. (anc: 5/0, child: 9)
  • SUBSTANCE　THING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS. (anc: 4/0, child: 28)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 438

    534. Ex C. Fronto., qui tamen Palaemonem non nominat.

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    534. Inter Stillam et guttam Palaemon grammaticus ita distinguit: Gutta, inquit, stat; stilla cadit.

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    DROP Dum 1216

    gutta is a natural drop of any liquid, and the emphasis is on the small amount of liquid this contains. There is no reference to the drop dropping or not.

    stilla is an artificial measured drop, and the implication is that it does fall.

    stiria refers to a thick or congealed drop.

    • Words (1 items)

    滴  dī OC: k-leeɡ MC: tek 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ndrop of liquid
    • ncc(post-V{NUM}.)+Nclassifier滴水 a drop of (with omitted numeral 一)