地道

Mandarin · pinyin dì dào#

Meanings · dì dào

  1. tunnel
  2. causeway
Mandarin · pinyin dì dao#

Meanings · dì dao

  1. authentic
  2. genuine
  3. proper
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地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
道
dào · path, road, street; method, way
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4–4 · di4 dao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dei6 dou6

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

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noun

  1. tunnel (underground or underwater passage)
  2. causeway

adj

  1. authentic; genuine; typical
  2. fluent; idiomatic
  3. thorough; well-done; excellent

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