見底

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (見底)		見	底
simp. (见底)		见	底

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàndǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ dai²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kien-tái / kian-tái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàndǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàndǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-ti³
    • Yale: jyàn-dǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianndii
    • Palladius: цзяньди (czjanʹdi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ dai²
    • Yale: gin dái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ dai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ dei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ tɐi̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kien-tái
    • Hakka Romanization System: gien dai^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gian⁴ dai³
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯en⁵⁵ tai̯³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kian-tái
    • Hakka Romanization System: gian dai^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gian⁴ dai³
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯an⁵⁵ tai̯³¹/

Verb

見⫽底 (verb-object)

1. clear that the bottom is visible

   湖水清澈見底。／湖水清澈见底。  ―  Húshuǐ qīngchè jiàndǐ.  ―  The lake is clear to the bottom.

2. (of a figure or price) to reach its lowest

   預算已經見底。／预算已经见底。  ―  Yùsuàn yǐjīng jiàndǐ.  ―  The budget has hit rock bottom.

Antonyms

• 見頂／见顶 (jiàndǐng, “to reach the upper limit”)
• 深不見底／深不见底 (“bottomless depth”)

Related terms

• 乾塘／干塘 (“dry pond, empty wallet”)
• 補底／补底 (“to set a compensatory safety net”)