地下情

Mandarin · pinyin dì xià qíng

Meanings

  1. secret love affair
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地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
情
qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
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4–4–2 · di4 xia4 qing2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dei6 haa6 cing4

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noun

  1. underground relationship; secret romance

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