粵

下haa6便bin6

haa6 bin6xià biàn

English

  1. (adverb
  2. below; under
  3. preposition
  4. subordinates in a company or organisation
  5. noun) under; below; underneath; lower; bottom; an expression used by people in Guangzhou to refer to Hong Kong and Macau
  6. euphemism for the genitals

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 位置低啲嘅地方
  2. 公司或者組織入面,低級過自己嘅員工
  3. 下體嘅委婉講法

Examples

  • 我下面有啲痛呀。

    It hurts a bit down there (=my genital).

  • 張牀下面有好多垃圾。

    There is a lot of rubbish under the bed.

  • 隻橙碌咗去張凳下便。

    The orange rolled to a stop under the chair. ----

  • 今次凍薪下面好唔妥。

    The staff are very unhappy with this round of salary freeze. ----

  • 下面嗰行寫得清清楚楚,辭職要提早一個月通知。

    It is stated clearly below that one-month notice is needed for resignation.

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

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