bottom margin of a page; foot margin
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bottom margin of a page; foot margin (in bookbinding and printing)
technicalTechnical term in publishing and bookbinding. Refers to the blank space at the bottom of a printed page, as opposed to the top margin (天头).
Pái排
bǎn版
shí时
yào要
zhù注
yì意
tiān天
tóu头
hé和
dì地
jiǎo脚
de的
liú留
bái白
bǐ比
lì例
。
When typesetting, pay attention to the proportion of blank space at the top and bottom margins.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
dì地
jiǎo脚
tài太
zhǎi窄
，
yè页
mǎ码
dōu都
jǐ挤
dào到
biān边
shàng上
le了
。
The bottom margin of this book is too narrow, and the page numbers are squeezed against the edge.
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Chuán传
tǒng统
xiàn线
zhuāng装
shū书
de的
dì地
jiǎo脚
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
tiān天
tóu头
lüè略
xiǎo小
。
In traditional thread-bound books, the bottom margin is usually slightly smaller than the top margin.