防潮堤 Traditional form: 防潮堤 Pinyin (reading): fángcháodī Definitions: tide embankment Characters: 防 - to protect, to defend, to guard against 潮 - tide, current; damp, moist, wet 堤 - dike Traditional characters: 防 - to protect, to defend, to guard against 潮 - tide, current; damp, moist, wet 堤 - dike