粵

露lou6底dai2

lou6 dai2lòu dǐ

English

  1. to let out a secret
  2. to reveal one's lower undergarments
  3. the hidden agenda or hidden identity is revealed
  4. the weak foundation is revealed

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 露出內褲
  2. 底藴、底細被揭穿
  3. 底子、基礎不足嘅情況被清楚顯示

Examples

  • 你條裙咁短,你唔怕露底呀?

    Your skirt is too short. Aren't you worried about showing your underwear? ----

  • 呢個卧底真係無鬼用,一凶佢就露晒底。

    This undercover agent was utterly inept. He cracked under the slightest intimidation and spilled everything. ----

  • 呢啲基建質素認真差,打個風就露底嘞。

    The quality of those infrastructures are really bad, just a typhoon then the weak foundation is revealed.

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

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