「底」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: dai2
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • bottom; base
    (Cant.) 海hoi2底dai2
    (Eng.) bottom of the sea; sea bed
    (Cant.) 餅底beng2 dai2
    (Eng.) bottom of a cake
    (Cant.) 底部dai2 bou6
    (Eng.) base; bottom
    (Cant.) 底層dai2 cang4
    (Eng.) base; ground floor
    (Cant.) 摸酒杯底mo2 zau2 bui1 dai2
    (Eng.) to have a drink (alcohol); literally: to touch the bottom of the wine glass
    (Cant.) 呢ni1個go3池ci4深sam1到dou3對deoi3腳goek3都dou1掂dim3唔m4到dou2底dai2,唔m4係hai6咁gam3適sik1合hap6游jau4水seoi2。
    (Eng.) This pool is too deep for swimming—my feet can't touch the bottom.

  • background; ground
    (Cant.) 白baak6底dai2黑hak1字zi6
    (Eng.) black words on a white background
    (Cant.) 一jat1條tiu4藍laam4底dai2白baak6點dim2嘅ge3裙kwan4
    (Eng.) a skirt with white dots on a blue background

  • copy (measure word: 份 / 個)
    (Cant.) 你nei5最zeoi3好hou2留lau4返faan1個go3底dai2。
    (Eng.) You'd better keep a copy of the original.

  • lower undergarments; underpants (measure word: 條)
    (Cant.) 人jan4哋dei6話waa6着zoek3紅hung4底dai2會wui5好hou2運wan6啲di1㗎gaa3。
    (Eng.) They say wearing red underpants brings good luck.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5踎mau1低dai1嗰go2陣zan6時si2露底lou6 dai2啊aa3。
    (Eng.) He accidentally revealed his underpants when he squatted.

  • grounding; foundation
    (Cant.) 數sou3底dai2
    (Eng.) foundation in math
    (Cant.) 底薪dai2 san1
    (Eng.) basic salary
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5英jing1文man2個go3底dai2打daa2得dak1好hou2好hou2。
    (Eng.) She has a good foundation in English.

  • background information
    (Cant.) 底細dai2 sai3
    (Eng.) someone's background
    (Cant.) 起底hei2 dai2
    (Eng.) to check up on someone's background
    (Cant.) 班baan1行hong4家gaa1仲zung6摸mo2緊gan2呢ni1間gaan1新san1網mong5媒mui4究gau3竟ging2咩me1底dai2。
    (Eng.) Industry insiders are still checking out the background of this new online media.
    (Cant.) 你nei5最zeoi3好hou2查caa4一jat1查caa4佢keoi5個go3底dai2,我ngo5聽teng1講gong2佢keoi5以ji5前cin4坐co5過gwo3幾gei2年nin4監gaam1。
    (Eng.) You'd better check his background - I heard that he's spent a couple of years in prison.

  • someone's properties and characteristics
    (Cant.) 肥底fei4 dai2
    (Eng.) a tendency to accumulate fat
    (Cant.) 燥底cou3 dai2
    (Eng.) bad-tempered
    (Cant.) 淫底jam4 dai2
    (Eng.) concupiscent; libidinous
    (Cant.) friend底fen1 dai2
    (Eng.) in a friendly relationship; in a companionship
    (Cant.) 乖gwaai1底dai2嘅ge3人jan4曳jai1極gik6都dou1曳jai1唔m4出ceot1樣joeng2。
    (Eng.) People who are inherently good-hearted have a hard time being unkind.

See also: 屁股 下游 籮 末端 基地 根本 基礎 腳 來歷 背景 來頭 坪 高地 地 地下 遵命 冊 仿 抄 仿製
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「底」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: dai2
Part of Speech: quantifier
Explanation:
a large container of cakes or eggs
(Cant.) 一jat1底dai2年nin4糕gou1
(Eng.) a large container of new year cake
(Cant.) 一jat1底dai2雞gai1蛋daan6仔zai2
(Eng.) a pack of egg waffles
(Cant.) 一jat1底dai2雞gai1蛋daan230saam1 sap6隻zek3太taai3多do1,我ngo5通tung1常soeng4都dou1係hai6買maai5半bun3底dai2。
(Eng.) A pack of egg contains 30 eggs, which is too much for me. I usually buy only half a pack.
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「底」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: dai2
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
end of a year or month
(Cant.) 六luk6月jyut6底dai2
(Eng.) the end of June
(Cant.) 年nin4底dai2
(Eng.) the end of a year
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