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Jyutping zi2
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. baffle (pier)/whetstone/to polish
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    砥石​,​質地​幼細堅​實​嘅​石​,​磨刀​果陣用​嚟​做​拋光​,​令刃面​平滑
    fine grained grinding stone
    • 砥礪
      砥砺
      to practice and improve the skill, figurative
    • 中流砥柱
      中流砥柱
      mainstay; cornerstone
  2. 語素
    用幼​磨刀石​幼細地​磨刀
    to sharpen and shine the knife with fine grinding stone
    • 砥甲礪刃
      砥甲砺刃
      to shine the armor and sharpen the knife
  3. 近義詞

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Jyutping zi1
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. baffle (pier)/whetstone/to polish

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Jyutping dai2
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. baffle (pier)/whetstone/to polish
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    砥石​,​質地​幼細堅​實​嘅​石​,​磨刀​果陣用​嚟​做​拋光​,​令刃面​平滑
    fine grained grinding stone
    • 砥礪
      砥砺
      to practice and improve the skill, figurative
    • 中流砥柱
      中流砥柱
      mainstay; cornerstone
  2. 語素
    用幼​磨刀石​幼細地​磨刀
    to sharpen and shine the knife with fine grinding stone
    • 砥甲礪刃
      砥甲砺刃
      to shine the armor and sharpen the knife
  3. 近義詞
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, literary
    fine-grained whetstone
  2. character, obsolete
    smooth; level; even
  3. character, obsolete
    to grind; to polish
  4. character, obsolete
    to temper oneself; to steel oneself
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. a whetstone
  2. to polish
  3. Cangjie Input
    MRHPM

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Jyutping dai1
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. baffle (pier)
  2. whetstone
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. baffle (pier)/whetstone/to polish
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    砥砺
    砥礪
    • to practice and improve the skill, figurative
    • grinding stones, also figuratively to practice and improve skills
  2. Cantonese
    中流砥柱
    中流砥柱
    • mainstay; cornerstone
  3. Cantonese
    砥甲砺刃
    砥甲礪刃
    • to shine the armor and sharpen the knife
  4. Cantonese
    互相砥砺
    互相砥礪
    • to practice and drill very hard with each other
  5. Cantonese
    阿修系足球队嘅中流砥柱。
    阿修係足球隊嘅中流砥柱。
    aa3 sau1 hai6 zuk1 kau4 deoi2 ge3 zung1 lau4 dai2 cyu5.
    • Ah-sau is the mainstay of the football team.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    砥砺品行
    砥礪品行
    dǐ lì pǐn xíng
    • to strengthen one's character