(less used in spoken Cantonese)

Note: There is considerable confusion as HK addresses often have '地下' in their description indicating 'Ground Floor' whereas mainland Chinese establishments use '地下' to indicate the basement floor; e.g., '地下二樓' means 'Basement Level 2'. HK Chinese uses '地庫' for 'basement'

underground; subterranean

the ground floor, GF | 漢: 底層 | Syn.: 一樓

(more frequent in spoken and written Cantonese than in written Chinese outside HK / Macau, or in spoken Mandarin)

(fig.) secret; secretive; underground (activities, etc.)

on the ground; on the floor | 漢: 地面

(noun) 1. ground floor; 2. Ground

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