打底
daa2 dai2dǎ dǐ
English
- to lay a foundation (also fig.)
- to make a first sketch
- to eat sth before drinking
- to apply an undercoat
- to eat sth before eating or drinking sth else or before going to a banquet or gathering, etc
- to wear sth beneath one's normal clothing for warmth or protection, etc.
粵語 — Cantonese
- 喺食或者飲某啲嘢、出去飲酒、食飯之前,預先食或者飲定啲嘢先
- 喺外層嘅衫褲入面著另一層衫褲,用嚟保暖或者防走光之類
Examples
我着咗件羊毛衫打底,所以好暖。
I wear a woollen vest beneath my clothes, so I feel very warm.
飲酒之前最好飲啲牛奶打底,噉就冇咁容易醉。
Before you go drinking it's better to drink some milk beforehand, then you won't become drunk so easily.
屋企好晏先至食飯架,我勸你去佢屋企之前,最好食住啲嘢打定底先嘍。
Their supper is always late, I recommend that you should eat something beforehand before going to her home . ----
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk