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抵 (dai2) — offset; substitute; balance; compensate in Cantonese

daiˊ²抵
Mandarin Pinyin: di3

Meaning of 抵

nounoffset; substitute; balance; compensate
nounworth; deserve; cheap
nounendure; suffer; tolerate
nounresist; deny; withstand; oppose
nounreach; arrive at
nounsustain; prop; hold; support
noun(adjective) 1. cheap and affordable; (verb)/tolerate; 2. endure; (verb) deserve

Example Sentences with 抵

jatˉ¹一manˉ¹蚊jatˉ¹一zek˗₃隻gaiˉ¹雞houˊ²好daiˊ²抵maaiˏ₅買。
One dollar for a chicken is so worth buying it.
siuˊ²小sikˍ₆食dim˗₃店houˊ²好daiˊ²抵sikˍ₆食
The snack shop is good value.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個gaa˗₃價cinˎ₄錢soengˉ¹相dongˉ¹當daiˊ²抵
This price is quite a bargain.
maaiˏ₅買siˉ¹師naaiˎ₄奶paaiˎ₄牌daiˊ²抵diˉ¹啲。
Buying housewife brands is cheaper.
gam˗₃咁seoiˉ¹衰zai2,仔，daiˊ²抵daa2.打。
Such a naughty boy, he deserves a beating.
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Words Containing 抵

唔抵m4 dai2
to be unworthy
抵手dai2 sau2
able, capable, competent
捱更抵夜ngaai4 gaang1 dai2 ye6
go to bed late and get up early
不抵抗主義bat1 dai2 kong3 zyu2 ji6
policy of nonresistance
心甘命抵sam1 gam1 meng6 dai2
to perfectly happy to do; most willing to do | also 心甘情願
抵押dai2 aat3
mortgage
抵死dai2 sei2
dai2 sei2
抵得上dai2 dak1 soeng5
equal, equal in excellence, rival
抵抗力dai2 kong3 lik6
resistance; immunity
抵命dai2 meng6
to pay with one's life
唔抵得頸m4 dai2 dak1 geng2
refusing to give in, not convinced
抵得頸dai2 dak1 geng2
adj; endurance; bearable

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