摸底

Chinese

		feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (摸底)		摸	底
simp. #(摸底)		摸	底

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mōdǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛ ㄉㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo² dai²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mo͘-tóe / mo͘-té / bo͘-tóe / bong-tóe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mōdǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛ ㄉㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: modǐ
    • Wade–Giles: mo¹-ti³
    • Yale: mwō-dǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhodii
    • Palladius: моди (modi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mōdǐr
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛ ㄉㄧˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: modǐr
    • Wade–Giles: mo¹-ti³-ʼrh
    • Yale: mwō-dǐr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhodieel
    • Palladius: модир (modir)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tiə̯ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo² dai²
    • Yale: mó dái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo² dai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo² dei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mo͘-tóe
    • Tâi-lô: moo-tué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mo'doea
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tue⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mɔ̃³³ tue⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mo͘-té
    • Tâi-lô: moo-té
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mo'dea
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² te⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo͘-tóe
    • Tâi-lô: boo-tué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bo'doea
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔ³³ tue⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bong-tóe
    • Tâi-lô: bong-tué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bongdoea
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tue⁵³/

Verb

摸底

1. to know the real situation
2. to try to find out the real intention or situation; to sound somebody out