粉底

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Chinese

dust; powder
 
background; bottom; base
background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (粉底)
simp. #(粉底)

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English foundation. Possibly originally Cantonese.

Pronunciation


Noun

粉底

  1. foundation (in cosmetics and makeup)