地下

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Chinese[edit]

 
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

Pronunciation 1[edit]


Noun[edit]

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
  2. (literary) underworld

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]


Noun[edit]

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[edit]
  • (on the floor):
  • (floor):
  • (ground floor): (Hong Kong Cantonese) G樓G楼

Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 1
kan’on

(chi, ground) +‎ (ka, under)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()() (chika

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()() (jige

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Noun[edit]

地下 (jiha) (hangeul 지하)

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

Derived terms[edit]