離lei4地dei6

English

1. to be detached, lifted, separated from the surface of the ground; to be above ground
2. out of touch; used to describe people who have impractical ideas, take actions that are impractical, or make callous comments, due to their ignorance of what the situation is like for the less privileged

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 離開地面
2. 形容人脫離基層大眾嘅處境而持有一啲不切實際嘅諗法，作出唔切合實際狀況嘅行為，或者講出刻薄嘅言論

Examples

• 架車轉彎時後轆離咗地，好彩冇反！

  The car's rear wheels lifted off the ground during the turn. Luckily the car did not flip over!

• 美國嘅自由神像嗰支火炬離地有廿層樓咁高。

  The torch of the Statue of Liberty is about 20-stories tall from the ground.

• 連一碟粟米班腩飯幾錢都唔知，真係好離地囉！

  He doesn't even know the price of sweet-corn and fish on rice (a very common dish, esp. in student canteens), so, yes, he is way out of touch (with the lives of the common people).

• 而家噉嘅樓價，啲人仲話只係買唔到樓嘅人唔努力，真係離地到爆！

  Even with real estate prices being where they are now, some folks are still saying anybody who can't afford property is lazy. Talk about out of touch!

• 我的家離地鐵站很近，走路只要五分鐘就到了。

  My house is only five minutes' walk from the station.

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