粵

包baau1底dai2

baau1 dai2bāo dǐinferred

English

  1. to take up remaining responsibility, to do the unfinished job left from others, to accept remaining goods, to pay for someone's outstanding amount. Literally: wrap up the bottom

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指負上餘下責任,承擔人哋未完成工作,承接貸尾,或代為支付尾數;睇返包

Examples

  • 呢啲手尾等我包底啦,你哋走先。

    Just leave those unfinished jobs to me, you guys can leave first.

  • 你交租已經好辛苦㗎喇,不如啲水電雜費由我包底啦。

    It is already a burden for you to pay the rent, may be you should let me pay the remaining sundry bills like water and electricity.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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