地下

Chinese

 
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
simp. and trad.
(地下)		 地 下
anagram 下地

Pronunciation 1

Adjective

地下

  1. (literally) underground
    地下管道  ―  dìxià guǎndào  ―  underground pipeline
  2. (figuratively) underground; secretive

Noun

地下

  1. (literary) underworld

Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Noun

地下

  1. ground; floor
    你唔好坐喺地下啦。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    Nei5 m4 hou2 co5 hai2 dei6 haa6-2 laa1. [Jyutping]
    Don't sit on the floor.
    瞓地下 [Cantonese]  ―  fan3 dei6 haa6 [Jyutping]  ―  to sleep on the ground
  2. (Hong Kong) ground floor

Japanese

Kanji in this term
地 下
ち
Grade: 2		 か
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

地 (ち, chi, “ground”) + 下 (か, ka, “under”)

Noun

地下 (hiragana ちか, rōmaji chika)

  1. underground; subterranean
    地 (ち)下 (か)２階 (にかい)
    chika ni-kai
    second basement

Idioms

  • 地 (ち)下 (か)に潜 (もぐ)る (chika ni moguru, “go underground (as in a political movement)”)

Derived terms

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