地下

Chinese

 
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) 地 下
simp. #(地下) 地 下
anagram 下地

Pronunciation 1


Noun

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

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

Derived terms

Pronunciation 2


Noun

地下

  1. on the ground; on the floor
    你別坐地下呀。/你别坐地下呀。  ―  Nǐ bié zuò dìxia ya.  ―  Don't sit on the floor.
    你唔好坐喺地下啦。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    nei5 m4 hou2 co5 hai2 dei6 haa6-2 laa1. [Jyutping]
    Don't sit on the floor.
    瞓地下/𰥛地下 [Cantonese]  ―  fan3 dei6 haa6-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to sleep on the ground
  2. ground; floor
    別往地下扔!/别往地下扔!  ―  Bié wǎng dìxia rēng!  ―  Don't throw it on the floor!
    地下好濕,因住𨃩嚫。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    地下好湿,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.
    抹地下 [Cantonese]  ―  maat3 dei6 haa6-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to scrub the floor
  3. (Cantonese) ground floor
Synonyms
  • (on the floor):
  • (floor):
  • (ground floor): (Hong Kong Cantonese) G樓/G楼

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
地 下
ち
Grade: 2
か
Grade: 1
kan’on

地 (chi, “ground”) +‎ 下 (ka, “under”)

Pronunciation

Noun

地(ち)下(か) • (chika) 

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
地 下
じ
Grade: 2
げ
Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

地(じ)下(げ) • (jige) 

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

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
地下

Noun

地下 • (jiha) (hangeul 지하)

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

Derived terms

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