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)
simp. #(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
    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
  • (on the floor):
  • (floor):
  • (ground floor): (Hong Kong Cantonese) G樓G楼

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 1
kan’on

(chi, ground) + (ka, under)

Pronunciation

Noun

()() (chika) 

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

()() (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

Noun

地下 (jiha) (hangeul 지하)

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

Derived terms

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