粵

暗am3地dei6

am3 dei6àn dì

English

  1. secretly; inwardly; on the sly
  2. underneath, underlyingly, privately

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 平時唔會畀人見到

Examples

  • 佢平時成日笑,不過暗地裏佢成日喊。

    he smiles a lot publicly, but privately he actually cries a lot.

  • 迪斯尼一支公走咗入森林深處,撞到紫丁香仙子-紫丁香仙子暗地裏揀咗迪斯尼做幫奧羅拉解咒嘅人。

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

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