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- bottom; base
- background; foundation
- copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record
- (suffix) end of a year or month
- (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3 shu4])
- to lay a foundation (also fig.)
- to make a first sketch
- to eat sth before drinking
- to apply an undercoat
- (of authorities, journalists etc) to uncover hidden facts
- (HK, Tw) to dox
Trad. 底層
- ground floor; first floor
- lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc)
Trad. 底氣
- lung capacity; lung power
- boldness; confidence; self-assurance; vigor
- cards in one's hand
- (fig.) undisclosed strength or information
- hidden trump
Trad. 底細
- inside information
- the ins and outs of the matter
- how things stand
- what's up
Trad. 底線
- bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept
- (sports) baseline
- (sewing) under thread
- spy; informer; plant
- to keep a copy
- copy kept for archiving
- to put aside a portion (of a money sum)
- fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc)
- inside the eye
- right in front of one's eyes
- in full view as a panorama
Trad. 墊底
- to put sth on the bottom
- to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime
- to lay the foundation
- to come last in the rankings
- (theater) (originally) non-leading actors; supporting cast; (now) key members of a production team (actors, directors, writers etc)
- (by extension) key members of a group or organization
- to have a clear view (of a situation)
- to fish for information
- fact-finding
- finally
- in the end
- when all is said and done
- after all
- to the end
- to the last
Trad. 臥底
- to hide (as an undercover agent)
- an insider (in a gang of thieves)
- a mole
- to fill sb in (on the details of sth)
- to put all one's cards on the table
- Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt
- Thebes, ancient Greek city state
Trad. 婁底市
- Loudi, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]
Trad. 無底坑
- the bottomless pit (Hell in the Bible)
- pitless (elevator)
- in front of one's eyes
- in full view as a panorama
- right now
Trad. 墊底費
- deductible (the part of an insurance claim paid by the insured)
- (UK English) excess
Trad. 海底撈
- Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
Trad. 海底輪
- muladhara, the root or Saturn chakra, residing in the coccyx
Trad. 尋根問底
- lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
Trad. 追根問底
- lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
Trad. 基底動脈
- basilar artery (central artery of the brain)
Trad. 包袱底兒
- family heirloom
- most precious family possession
- person's secrets
- one's best performance
- to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
- to pull the carpet from under sb
Trad. 釜底游魚
- a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
- in a desperate situation
Trad. 盤根問底
- lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
Trad. 盤根究底
- lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
Trad. 詢根問底
- lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
Trad. 刨根問底
- to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwady, the main river of Myanmar
Trad. 清澈見底
- water so clear you can see the bottom
- (of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom
- limpid
Trad. 蘇格拉底
- Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher
- José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister of Portugal (2005-2011)
- Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War
Trad. 強辯到底
- to argue endlessly
- to try to have the last word
Trad. 岡底斯山
- Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe
Trad. 歸根到底
- after all
- in the final analysis
- ultimately
Trad. 海底撈月
- see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shui3 zhong1 lao1 yue4]
- (mahjong) to complete one's hand on the last draw of the round
Trad. 海底撈針
- see 大海撈針|大海捞针[da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1]
Trad. 盡收眼底
- to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view
Trad. 海底熱泉
- (marine geology) hydrothermal vent
Trad. 深不見底
- so deep one cannot see to the bottom
- limitless
- lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)
- fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
- Nicodemus, prominent Jew of the time of Christ, mentioned in the Gospel of John
Trad. 基底細胞癌
- basal cell carcinoma
Trad. 追根究底兒
- erhua variant of 追根究底[zhui1 gen1 jiu1 di3]
- Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine
Trad. 底棲有孔蟲
- benthic foraminifera
Trad. 岡底斯山脈
- Gangdisê mountain range in southwest Tibet
- right in front of sb's eyes
- right under sb's nose
- current
- at the moment
Trad. 海底擴張說
- theory of seafloor spreading (geology)
Trad. 好酒沉甕底
- lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
- fig. the best is saved for last
Trad. 諾曼底半島
- Normandy peninsula
- Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)
Trad. 打破砂鍋問到底
- to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
Trad. 大樹底下好乘涼
- lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
- fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
Trad. 跳出釜底進火坑
- out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)