Sound of horse hooves hitting the ground; the sound "clat-clat".

A sound made to drive a horse, donkey, or mule forward; often used in the erhua form 嘚儿 dēr.

To nag or chatter incessantly; used in the word 嘚啵 dē​bo

(bound form) To show off or behave cockily; used in the word 嘚瑟 dè​sè