墊底

See also: 垫底

Chinese

		pad; cushion; mat	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (墊底)		墊	底
simp. (垫底)		垫	底

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diàndǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zin³ dai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diàndǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diàndǐ
    • Wade–Giles: tien⁴-ti³
    • Yale: dyàn-dǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dianndii
    • Palladius: дяньди (djanʹdi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diàndǐr
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diàndǐr
    • Wade–Giles: tien⁴-ti³-ʼrh
    • Yale: dyàn-dǐr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dianndieel
    • Palladius: дяньдир (djanʹdir)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ tiə̯ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zin³ dai²
    • Yale: jin dái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzin³ dai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jin³ dei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³³ tɐi̯³⁵/

Verb

墊底

1. to put at the bottom of something
2. to snack; to have something to eat while waiting for one's meal
3. to lay a foundation
4. to rank last; to be the bottom

Derived terms

• 墊底費／垫底费 (diàndǐfèi)

 

Noun

墊底

1. underlay; foundation