粵

根gan1底dai2

gan1 dai2gēn dǐ

English

  1. foundation
  2. grounding
  3. background
  4. what lies at the bottom of sth
  5. root
  6. cause
  7. foundation of a certain skill

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 發展出一系列事物嘅既有基礎,通常係指某技能嘅造詣(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 佢英文根底好。

    He has a solid foundation in English.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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