見底

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (見底)		見	底
simp. (见底)		见	底

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiàndǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ dai²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kien-tái / kian-tái

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiàndǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiàndǐ
  - Wade–Giles: chien⁴-ti³
  - Yale: jyàn-dǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianndii
  - Palladius: цзяньди (czjanʹdi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin³ dai²
  - Yale: gin dái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ dai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gin³ dei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ tɐi̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kien-tái
  - Hakka Romanization System: gien dai^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gian⁴ dai³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯en⁵⁵ tai̯³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kian-tái
  - Hakka Romanization System: gian dai^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gian⁴ dai³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯an⁵⁵ tai̯³¹/

Verb

見⫽底 (verb-object)

clear that the bottom is visible
湖水清澈見底。／湖水清澈见底。 ― Húshuǐ qīngchè jiàndǐ. ― The lake is clear to the bottom.
(of a figure or price) to reach its lowest
預算已經見底。／预算已经见底。 ― Yùsuàn yǐjīng jiàndǐ. ― The budget has hit rock bottom.

Antonyms

見頂／见顶 (jiàndǐng, “to reach the upper limit”)
深不見底／深不见底 (“bottomless depth”)

Related terms

乾塘／干塘 (“dry pond, empty wallet”)
補底／补底 (“to set a compensatory safety net”)