堅離地 [坚离－]

Jyutping gin1 lei4 dei6
Pinyin jiān lí dì

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞、潮語
    指人​因為​生活​富足​，​唔​了解​普通人​嘅​生活​係​點​樣​嘅
    tone-deaf; out of touch with the experience of ordinary people, often due to a pampered and sheltered upbringing
    • 佢諗嘢堅離地到啲人都廢事同佢解釋。
      佢谂嘢坚离地到啲人都废事同佢解释。
      keoi5 nam2 je5 gin1 lei4 dei6 dou3 di1 jan4 dou1 fai3 si6 tung4 keoi5 gaai2 sik1.
      He is so ridiculous that no one even bothers to explain what is happening to him.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    to be out of touch; to have no practical sense
    • 高官坐巴士「落區」，宣傳政改，但卻不敢下車面對民眾，被譏諷為「堅離地」。
      高官坐巴士「落区」，宣传政改，但却不敢下车面对民众，被讥讽为「坚离地」。
      gāo guān zuò bā shì “ luò qū ” ， xuān chuán zhèng gǎi ， dàn què bù gǎn xià chē miàn duì mín zhòng ， bèi jī fěng wèi “ jiān lí dì ” ．
      The high-ranked officials "visited local communities" on bus to promote the political reforms, but did not dare to get off to directly talk to citizens. They were then mocked as "out of touch".
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 脫離平民百姓 – 脱离平民百姓
  2. 脫離普羅大眾 – 脱离普罗大众
  3. 不知民間疾苦 – 不知民间疾苦
  4. 不食民間煙火 – 不食民间烟火
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢谂嘢坚离地到啲人都废事同佢解释。
    佢諗嘢堅離地到啲人都廢事同佢解釋。
    keoi5 nam2 je5 gin1 lei4 dei6 dou3 di1 jan4 dou1 fai3 si6 tung4 keoi5 gaai2 sik1.
    • He is so ridiculous that no one even bothers to explain what is happening to him.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    高官坐巴士「落区」，宣传政改，但却不敢下车面对民众，被讥讽为「坚离地」。
    高官坐巴士「落區」，宣傳政改，但卻不敢下車面對民眾，被譏諷為「堅離地」。
    gāo guān zuò bā shì “ luò qū ” ， xuān chuán zhèng gǎi ， dàn què bù gǎn xià chē miàn duì mín zhòng ， bèi jī fěng wèi “ jiān lí dì ” ．
    • The high-ranked officials "visited local communities" on bus to promote the political reforms, but did not dare to get off to directly talk to citizens. They were then mocked as "out of touch".