底 (dai2 | di3) : bottom; base

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底

dai2

di3

[1] bottom; base; end
[2] ins and outs; heart of the matter
[3] rough draft; master copy
[4] background; ground; foundation
[5] remnants; dregs

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 广 (#53)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

底

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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臥底 ngo6 dai2 wo4 di3 = do undercover work

底褲 dai2 fu3 di3 ku4 = underpants; (mahjong) three of sticks/bamboo [alternate] 粵

胳肋底 gaak3 laak1 dai2 = armpit 粵

到底 dou3 dai2 dao4 di3 = after all; in the end

食碗面，反碗底 sik6 wun2 min6*2 faan2 wun2 dai2 = to repay kindness with ingratitude 粵

徹底 cit3 dai2 che4 di3 = thorough; complete

蝕底 sit6 dai2 = to suffer a loss 粵

底片 dai2 pin3*2 di3 pian4 = negative; photographic plate; negative plate; backing film; negative film; original

底下 dai2 haa6 di3 xia5 = below; afterwards

年底 nin4 dai2 nian2 di3 = the end of the year, year-end
See all 125 compounds (CantoDict reports 129 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?

因為唔知底細，所以暫時叫佢紅鬼粵
Since we don't have much information, we're calling him "red ghost" for now.
[Lit. because not-know exact-details, therefore temporarily call him red ghost. ("Red Ghost" here is a codename for a criminal. If it his name had already been mentioned we could have 因為唔知底細所以暫時噉叫佢.)]

舊底呢種玩具風靡一時，而家唔興咖啦粵
This type of toy was very fashionable and popular. Now it is no longer an 'in thing'.

啲藥水會凝底，𢳆勻佢先至好飲粵
There is sediment in the medicine, shake evenly before drinking it.

我甚至有能力係不留痕跡嘅情況底下粵
I have the capability to not leave a trace afterwards.
[E.g. on a computer.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 底
Unicode code for this character: U+5e95 (off-site link)

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