粉底

Chinese

		dust; powder	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (粉底)		粉	底
simp. ^#(粉底)		粉	底

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English foundation. Possibly originally Cantonese.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fěndǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄣˇ ㄉㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fan² dai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fěndǐ [Phonetic: féndǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄣˇ ㄉㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feendii
  - IPA ^(key): /fən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fan² dai²
  - Yale: fán dái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fan² dai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: fen² dei²
  - IPA ^(key): /fɐn³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

粉底

foundation (in cosmetics and makeup)

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