梯 (tai1) — sth shaped like a ladder or staircase in Cantonese
taiˉ¹梯Mandarin Pinyin: ti1
Meaning of 梯
nounsth shaped like a ladder or staircase
nounladder; stairs; steps
Example Sentences with 梯
你有張良計，我有過牆梯
Yours is a good idea, but mine is an even better plan.
siuˉ¹消fongˎ₄防jyunˎ₄員gau˗₃救ceotˉ¹出beiˍ₆被kwan˗₃困dinˍ₆電taiˉ¹梯noiˍ₆內ge˗₃嘅saamˉ¹三janˎ₄人。
Fire fighters rescued three people trapped inside a lift.
ngoˏ₅我houˊ²好gui6,攰，jauˎ₄尤batˉ¹其guˊ²是haangˎ₄行lauˎ₄樓tai1.梯。
I'm very tired, especially climbing stairs.
lokˍ₆落ganˊ²緊haanˎ₄舷tai1.梯。
Going down the gangway.
haangˎ₄行faai˗₃快diˉ¹啲haanˎ₄舷tai1.梯。
Walk faster on the gangway.
Words Containing 梯
擘梯maak3 tai1
double ladder; standing ladder
電動扶梯din6 dung6 fu4 tai1
escalator | Syn.: 自動樓梯; 電扶梯; 自動扶梯 | Google Hits (Sep 2005): 19,600
梯田tai1 tin4
terraced farm fields
梯級tai1 kap1
rundle, rung of a ladder
梯恩梯tai1 jan1 tai1
TNT (trinitrotoluene) as a loanword
梯屋tai1 uk1
stairhood
自動扶梯zi6 dung6 fu4 tai1
escalator | Syn.: 電扶梯; 電動扶梯; 自動樓梯 | Mainland China prefers this term | Google Hits (Sep 2005): 49,500
天梯tin1 tai1
tall ladder on a building or other large structure
𡄽滑梯soe4 waat6 tai1
to slide down a slide
乘電梯sing4 din6 tai1
to take the lift (U.S.: elevator); to ride the lift | [粵]: 搭𨋢 | Syn.: 搭升降機; 搭電梯
你有張良計，我有過牆梯nei5 jau5 zoeng1 loeng4 gai3 ，ngo5 jau5 gwo3 coeng4 tai1
one always can come up with a strategy to overcome another strategy
梯板tai1 baan2
gangplank; gangway
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