Usage of the character 沥
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沥
[瀝]
- to drip
- to strain or filter
- a trickle
dīlì
滴沥
[滴瀝]
- to drip (of rainwater)
lìgān
沥干
[瀝乾]
- to drain
lìqīng
沥青
[瀝青]
- asphalt
- bitumen
- pitch
xīlì
淅沥
[淅瀝]
- (onom.) patter of rain
lìshuǐjià
沥水架
[瀝水架]
- dish rack
lìchénbǐjiàn
沥陈鄙见
[瀝陳鄙見]
- to state one's humble opinion (idiom)
lìqīngyóukuàng
沥青铀矿
[瀝青鈾礦]
- pitchblende (uranium ore)
pīgānlìdǎn
披肝沥胆
[披肝瀝膽]
- lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
ǒuxīnlìxuè
呕心沥血
[嘔心瀝血]
- lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom)
- to work one's heart out
- blood, sweat and tears
pōugānlìdǎn
剖肝沥胆
[剖肝瀝膽]
- to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)