底 (dai2) — bottom; base; end in Cantonese

daiˊ²底

Mandarin Pinyin: di3

Meaning of 底

nounbottom; base; end

nounins and outs; heart of the matter

nounbackground; ground; foundation

nounrough draft; master copy

nounremnants; dregs

noun(verb) 1.deserve (something); (preposition) 2. under; 3. underneath

Example Sentences with 底

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﹖

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?

gauˍ₆舊daiˊ²底niˉ¹呢zungˊ²種wunˍ₆玩geoiˍ₆具fungˉ¹風meiˍ₆靡jatˉ¹一si4,時，jiˎ₄而gaaˉ¹家mˎ₄唔hingˉ¹興gaa˗₃㗎laa˗₃喇。

This type of toy was once 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

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

I have the capability to not leave a trace afterwards.

因為唔知底細，所以暫時叫佢紅鬼

Since we don't have much information, we're calling him "red ghost" for now.

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Words Containing 底

底氣dai2 hei3

force; vigour; drive

弄字底lung6 zi6 dai2

Kangxi radical 55 (two hands) (廾)

打從心底daa2 cung4 sam1 dai2

from the bottom of one's heart

底版dai2 baan2

a photographic plate

食碗面，反碗底sik6 wun2 min2 faan2 wun2 dai2

(idiom) to repay kindness with ingratitude; to betray a friend

底特律dai2 dak6 leot6

Detroit

本底計數bun2 dai2 gai3 sou3

background count

底子dai2 zi2

ins and outs; root of a matter

豎心底syu6 sam1 dai2

Kangxi radical 61 (心) in its component form ⺗

留案底lau4 on3 dai2

to get permanent criminal records

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