抵 (dai2) — offset; substitute; balance; compensate in Cantonese

daiˊ²抵

Mandarin Pinyin: di3

Meaning of 抵

nounoffset; substitute; balance; compensate

nounworth; deserve; cheap

nounendure; suffer; tolerate

nounresist; deny; withstand; oppose

nounreach; arrive at

nounsustain; prop; hold; support

noun(adjective) 1. cheap and affordable; (verb)/tolerate; 2. endure; (verb) deserve

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Example Sentences with 抵

jatˉ¹一manˉ¹蚊jatˉ¹一zek˗₃隻gaiˉ¹雞houˊ²好daiˊ²抵maaiˏ₅買。

One dollar for a chicken is so worth buying it.

siuˊ²小sikˍ₆食dim˗₃店houˊ²好daiˊ²抵sikˍ₆食

The snack shop is good value.

niˉ¹呢go˗₃個gaa˗₃價cinˎ₄錢soengˉ¹相dongˉ¹當daiˊ²抵

This price is quite a bargain.

maaiˏ₅買siˉ¹師naaiˎ₄奶paaiˎ₄牌daiˊ²抵diˉ¹啲。

Buying housewife brands is cheaper.

gam˗₃咁seoiˉ¹衰zai2,仔，daiˊ²抵daa2.打。

Such a naughty boy, he deserves a beating.

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Words Containing 抵

唔抵m4 dai2

to be unworthy

抵手dai2 sau2

able, capable, competent

捱更抵夜ngaai4 gaang1 dai2 ye6

go to bed late and get up early

不抵抗主義bat1 dai2 kong3 zyu2 ji6

policy of nonresistance

心甘命抵sam1 gam1 meng6 dai2

to perfectly happy to do; most willing to do | also 心甘情願

equal, equal in excellence, rival

抵抗力dai2 kong3 lik6

resistance; immunity

抵命dai2 meng6

to pay with one's life

唔抵得頸m4 dai2 dak1 geng2

refusing to give in, not convinced

抵得頸dai2 dak1 geng2

adj; endurance; bearable

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