地下

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Chinese

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earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
trad. (地下)
simp. #(地下)
anagram 下地

Etymology

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    Pronunciation 1

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    Noun

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    地下

    1. (often attributive) underground
      地下管道  ―  dìxià guǎndào  ―  underground pipeline
      地下停車場地下停车场  ―  dìxià tíngchēchǎng  ―  underground car park
      地下通道  ―  dìxià tōngdào  ―  underpass
      地下  ―  dìxiàshì  ―  basement
    2. (Taiwan, attributive) basement (floor)
      地下一樓地下一楼 [Taiwanese Mandarin]  ―  dìxià yīlóu [Pinyin]  ―  B1 floor; first basement floor
    3. (literary) underworld

    Adjective

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    地下

    1. (figurative) underground; secretive
      地下黨員地下党员  ―  dìxià dǎngyuán  ―  secret member of a political party; especially a CCP member

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    Pronunciation 2

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    Noun

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    地下

    1. on the ground; on the floor
      地下地下  ―  Nǐ bié zuò dìxia ya.  ―  Don't sit on the floor.
      唔好地下 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
      nei5 m4 hou2 co5 hai2 dei6 haa6-2 laa1. [Jyutping]
      Don't sit on the floor.
      地下𰥛地下 [Cantonese]  ―  fan3 dei6 haa6-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to sleep on the ground
    2. ground; floor
      地下地下  ―  Bié wǎng dìxia rēng!  ―  Don't throw it on the floor!
      地下因住𨃩 [Cantonese, trad.]
      地下湿因住𨃩𰈍 [Cantonese, simp.]
      dei6 haa6-2 hou2 sap1, jan1 zyu6 sin3 can1. [Jyutping]
      The floor is really wet; be careful not to slip down.
      地下 [Cantonese]  ―  maat3 dei6 haa6-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to scrub the floor
    3. (Cantonese) ground floor
    Synonyms
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    • (on the floor):
    • (floor):
    • (ground floor): (Hong Kong Cantonese) G樓G楼

    Japanese

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    Etymology 1

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    Kanji in this term

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    Grade: 1
    kan'on

    (chi, ground) +‎ (ka, under)

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    ()() (chika

    1. underground; subterranean
      地下(ちか)2階(にかい)
      chika ni-kai
      second basement

    Etymology 2

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    Kanji in this term

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    Grade: 1
    goon

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    ()() (jige

    1. (history) a common courtier (a courtier who didn't get access to the imperial palace)

    See also

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    References

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    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

    Korean

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    Hanja in this term

    Noun

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    地下 (jiha) (hangeul 지하)

    1. hanja form? of 지하 (underground; basement)

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