粵

暗am3啞aa2抵dai2

simp暗哑抵
am3 aa2 dai2àn yǎ dǐ

English

  1. bear; endure; undergo something but cannot speak out; to suffer in silence
  2. underhand; secretly
  3. without taking credit; without complaint (of someone who puts in effort or suffers)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 暗地裏;不為人知;私下;偷偷地
  2. 默默;形容人付出、受苦嘅時候唔出聲唔張揚

Examples

  • 個女仔暗啞底為大家做咗好多嘢。

    The girl has done a lot for everyone without taking credit.

  • 佢睇落好好人,但佢其實暗啞底成日講人壞話。

    He seems like a nice person, but he actually always secretly talk bad about the others. ----

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

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