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到底

Mandarin · pinyin dào dǐ

Meanings

  1. finally
  2. in the end
  3. when all is said and done
  4. after all
  5. to the end
  6. to the last
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到
dào · go to, arrive, been to
底
dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside
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4–3 · dao4 di3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dou3 dai2

Cantonese word readings for 到底. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adv

  1. actually; exactly
  2. after all; in the end; all in all
  3. finally; in the end; when all is said and done
  4. until the end; to the finish; until something is done

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