How do you pronounce 嫡系?

Q: How do you pronounce 嫡系? A: dik1 hai6, e.g.

嫡系 (dik1 hai6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

嫡系 (dik1 hai6, dí xì) — direct line of descent; under one's personal command; school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine

嫡派 (dik1 paai3) — authentic skills; academic knowledge; the authentic inheriting branch in a fami…
嫡 (dik1) — first; legal wife; son of first; legal wife; relatives of closest tie; orthodox…
嫡傳 (dik1 cyun4) — handed down in a direct line from the founder
嫡子 (dik1 zi2) — son, esp. the eldest son, of the wife (contrasted with 庶子[shu4 zi3])
嫡親 (dik1 can1) — closely related by blood
敵人 (dik6 jan4) — foe