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A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
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17		ㄉㄧㄢˇ [dian3] . [Pop. ，]Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
N(1)  A drop (of liquid): 雨點 raindrops;
a tiny amount;
esp. 一點兒 [yi1diaaer0], a little bit, a little;
一點兒不怕 not the least bit frightened, also 一點點 ditto;
一點點零錢 a small amount of change or spare money;
一點（兒）小意思 (modest of gift) just a small token;
不能有一點錯 do not allow the slightest mistake;
差一點兒 a little off, by a small margin, almost;
大一點 slightly bigger;
點滴歸公 every cent goes into the public account.
(2)  A dot in callig.: 污點 a dirty mark, a blot (on paper, upon character).
(3)  A point: 交叉點 (in geometry) point of intersection;
起點，終點 point of departure, terminal point;
重點，要點 important point;
焦點 focal point;
第一點 firstly, the first point;
the decimal point: 零點一 (0.1);
零點十二 (0.12).
(4)  An hour: 兩點半 half past two;
一點鐘 one hour, one o'clock.
(5)  Light refreshment: 早點 breakfast;
點心 [dian3xin1]↓.
V(1)  Touch lightly, as with finger, brush or rod, make slight movement: 點首 (示意) make a slight nod;
點手 beckon with hand;
點頭哈腰兒 make a nod and bend slightly in greeting;
蜻蜒點水 use a light touch in writing as dragonfly skims water surface;
點鐵 (or 石) 成金 the golden touch in writing by dextrous use of a word;
點金成鐵 disastrous correction;
畫龍點睛 put life into, like dotting the eyeball in painting a dragon;
點破，點穿 expose (lie, falsehood), point out the secret;
點醒 remind gently (of a mistake), make a timely reminder, help understanding by a clue.
(2)  Mark off, tick off, punctuate, underline: 點去錯字 cross out wrong word;
圈點句子 mark off sentence by punctuation or making circles and dots along line (for good or important sentences);
點句讀 ([dian3jU4dou4]) mark by commas and periods;
點定 in editing, decide on correct word among variant texts;
點竄 delete and interpolate.
(3)  Check, tick off on inventory: 點交，點收 thus deliver, receive;
點勘，點檢 inspect, check item by item;
請你點一點 please check if all is there;
點名，點卯 make roll call;
點齊 see that all is in, all accounted for;
select by marking off: 點將 (select and) appoint commander for war;
點菜 select dishes from menu, ?la carte;
點戲 select play from repertoire offered.
(4)  Light, kindle: 點香煙，燈，火 light a cigarette, lamp, fire.
Words1.點兵 [dian3bing1], v.i., muster soldiers. 
2.點滴 [dian3di2], n., droplet: 點滴在心頭 much left unsaid. 
3.點饑 [dian3ji1], v.i., have slight snack to relieve hunger. 
4.點腳（兒） [dian2jiao3] ([er0]), v.i., walk lamely, with one foot barely touching the ground. 
5.點綴 [dian3zhui4], v.t. & n., add a lively detail on painting or writing or furniture in a room, such details serving for contrast or ornament: 點綴一下 give a touch of color, embellish a little. 
6.點鐘 [dian3zhong1], n., hour, o’clock: 兩點鐘 two hours or two o'clock. 
7.點主 [dian2zhu3], v.i., formerly, to officiate at a funeral ceremony, to consecrate spirit tablet (神主) by putting dot on the character 主. 
8.點名 [dian3ming2]1, v.i. & n., (make) roll call. 
9.點明 [dian3ming2]2, v.t., point out (importance, meaning). 
10.點染 [dian2ran3], v.t. & n., add little details in writing, painting. 
11.點心 [dian3xin1], n., snack; pastry. 
12.點穴 [dian3xUe2], v.i. & n., part of Chin. karate, hitting at selected points, capable of causing internal bleeding and death. 
13.點頭 [dian3tou2], v.t., give a nod: 點頭示意 do so as a signal. 
14.點子 [dian3zi0], n., a drop, a dot, point (as in price index). 
15.點字 [dian3zi4], n., braille. 
16.點眼 [dian2yan3], v.i., secure a point of anchorage in Chin. chess or go.