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Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
di1 shui3 chuan1 shi2	dik1 seui2 chyun1 daam3, sek6	dik1 seoi2 cyun1 daam3, sek6	dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success/You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up./Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

Simplified Chinese	Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
滴 Learn more	di1	dik1	dik1	a drop / to drip
水 Learn more	shui3	seui2	seoi2	water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes / surname shui
穿 Learn more	chuan1	chyun1	cyun1	to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to dress / to wear / to put on / to thread
石 Learn more	shi2	daam3, sek6	daam3, sek6	rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] / surname shi

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