n. (Hira=ち) earth, ground, land

n. (Trad=地, Pinyin=di4) earth, ground, field, place, land

adj. (Trad=地, Pinyin=di4) topographical, topographic

art. (Trad=地, Pinyin=de5) adverbial particle

n. (Simp=地, Pinyin=di4) earth, ground, field, place, land

adj. (Simp=地, Pinyin=di4) topographical, topographic

art. (Simp=地, Pinyin=de5) adverbial particle

yi2 bai4 tu2 di4
A ruinous defeat.
A warning that once one is defeated, one's liver and brains will be scattered to the ground.

tian1 bu2 pa4, di4 bu2 pa4, jiu4 pa4 yang2 gui3 zi3 shuo1 zhong1 guo2 hua4
Not afraid of heaven, not afraid of earth, only afraid of foreign devils speaking Chinese.
(No further explanation)

kai1 tian1 pi4 di4
The beginning of heaven and earth.
Describes a big event's beginning and ending. Epoch-making.

qiang2 long2 bu4 ya1 di4 tou2 she2
A powerful dragon cannot crush a snake in its old haunts.
Even a powerful man cannot crush a local bully.

ci3 di4 wu2 yin2 san1 bai3 liang3
No three hundred taels of silver hidden here.
This expression is used to describe a person who tries to conceal or cover up something, but gives himself away by the act.

li4 zhui1 zhi1 di4
A place to stick an awl.
Referring to a very small space or piece of land.

ying1 xiong2 wu2 yong4 wu3 zhi1 di4
A hero having no place to display his prowess.
Having no place to use one's talents. A square peg in a round hole.

Pinyin: di4, de
Wade-Giles: ti4, te
Zhuyin:
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