墊底 [垫－]

Jyutping din3 dai2
Pinyin diàn dǐ

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

墊底 [垫－]

Jyutping zin3 dai2
Pinyin diàn dǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to put sth on the bottom
  2. to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime
  3. to lay the foundation
  4. to come last in the rankings
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. deductible (insurance term); people who are at the bottom, especially students who have poor academic performance; to put something at the bottom
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    形容​渣​嘅​人​喺​考​試​、​比賽​入​面表​現​唔​好​，​排得​好​後​，​甚至​ ​包尾​，​唯一​嘅​作用​就​係​犧牲​自己​，​襯托出​勁​嘅​人​有​幾​勁
    to perform poorly in an examination or competition and rank very low, thus serving as a 'sacrifice' to the effect that those who perform well can rank high
    • 唔温書嗰班人好偉大㗎，冇咗佢哋墊底，我哋又點排得咁前呢？
      唔温书𠮶班人好伟大㗎，冇咗佢哋垫底，我哋又点排得咁前呢？
      People who don't study deserve a lot of respect. Without them at the bottom, how can we be at the top?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to lay a foundation
  2. verb
    to put at the bottom of something
  3. verb
    to rank last; to be the bottom
  4. verb
    to snack; to have something to eat while waiting for one's meal
  5. noun
    underlay; foundation
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #862
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    汤姆把钱藏在床垫底下。
    湯姆把錢藏在床墊底下。
    tāng mǔ bǎ qián cáng zài chuáng diàn dǐ xia 。
    • Tom hid his money under his mattress.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    垫底
    墊底
    zin3 dai2
    • to be the worst
  2. Cantonese
    唔温书𠮶班人好伟大㗎，冇咗佢哋垫底，我哋又点排得咁前呢？
    唔温書嗰班人好偉大㗎，冇咗佢哋墊底，我哋又點排得咁前呢？
    • People who don't study deserve a lot of respect. Without them at the bottom, how can we be at the top?