墊底

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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

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

(literal) to put at the bottom of something
(figurative) to snack; to have something to eat while waiting for one's meal
(figurative) to lay a foundation
(figurative) to rank last; to be the bottom

Synonyms

(to put at the bottom of something): 托底 (tuōdǐ)
(to lay a foundation): 托底 (tuōdǐ)

Derived terms

墊底費／垫底费 (diàndǐfèi)

Noun

墊底

underlay; foundation

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