Dí é ní suǒ sīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Dionysus, the god of wine in Greek mythology
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

狄俄倪索斯 狄俄倪索斯 [Di2 e2 ni2 suo3 si1] /Dionysus, the god of wine in Greek mythology/

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  • 狄
    dí

    low ranking public official (old)

    Dí

    surname Di / generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)

  • 俄
    é

    suddenly / very soon

    É

    Russia / Russian / abbr. for 俄羅斯|俄罗斯[É luó sī] / Taiwan pr. [È]

  • 倪
    ní

    (literary) small child / (literary) limit / bound / extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin / cause

    Ní

    surname Ni

  • 索
    suǒ

    to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated

    Suǒ

    surname Suo / abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suǒ mǎ lǐ], Somalia

  • 斯
    sī

    (phonetic) / this

    Sī

    Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Sī luò fá kè]

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