Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

在地

zàidì

ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ

  1. 1(Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])
In Taiwan

Local, from Taiwanese, and worn with some pride: 在地人 are locals, 在地美食 the local food. The neutral textbook words are 本地 and 當地.

Example

這家店賣的都是在地美食。

zhè jiā diàn mài de dōu shì zàidì měishí

Everything this shop sells is local food.

Keep 在地 and it comes back until you know it.

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