dei6 haa6 sat1地下室
Jyutpingdei6 haa6 sat1
Yaledeih hah sāt
Definition
Basement; cellar; a room or space built underground.
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How it's used
Most residential buildings in Hong Kong are high rise apartments, so private cellars are extremely rare. People usually use the term to refer to storage areas in older village houses or specific commercial basement levels. If you are talking about a basement in a modern building, locals are more likely to use the English loanword 地庫.
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He put all the old books in the cellar.
Is your cellar very damp?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 地庫, which is the standard term for a basement level in a shopping mall or parking garage. 地下室 sounds more like a dedicated room or storage space rather than a floor level.
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