lǎo dǐ
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  • 1

    n.somebody's past; somebody's unsavoury background

    • tā de lǎo dǐ bèi jiē chuān hòu bù dé bù lí kāi zhè ge guó jiā

      老底揭穿不得不离开这个国家

      She had to leave the country after her cover was blown.

    • nǐ chà diǎn jiē le wǒ men de lǎo dǐ

      差点我们老底

      You almost biew our cover.

    • tā rèn wéi tā yǐ jīng mō qīng tā de lǎo dǐ le

      认为已经摸清老底

      She thinks she's got him taped.

  • 2

    n.family assets left by ancestors

    • tā jiā de lǎo dǐ hòu

      老底

      His family is rather wealthy.

    • jī nián gōng fu tā jiù bǎ lǎo dǐ bài guāng le

      工夫老底

      In a few years' time, he had frittered away his inheritance.

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