dìjiao

地脚

Word · NounTraditional地腳

foundation; base (dialect)

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1.

noun

foundation (of a building); base

dialect

Dialectal term used in some regions (particularly northern dialects) to refer to the foundation or base of a building. Distinct from the standard term 地基.

Gài盖
fáng房
zi子
shǒu首
xiān先
yào要
dǎ打
hǎo好
dì地
jiao脚
 ，
zhè这
yàng样
fáng房
zi子
cái才
jiē结
shi实
 。

When building a house, you must first lay a solid foundation so that the house will be sturdy.

Zhè这
dòng栋
lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
de的
dì地
jiao脚
shì是
yòng用
dà大
qīng青
shí石
lěi垒
chéng成
de的
 。

The foundation of this old house was built with large bluestones.

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Zán咱
men们
zhèr这
guǎn儿
dì管
jī地
jiào基
dì叫
jiao地
 脚
 。

Around here, we call the foundation 'di-jiao'.