道地

dàodì

adjective #46,936

Meanings

Zhè jiā diàn de niúròu miàn hěn dàodì.

This shop's beef noodle soup is really authentic.

Tā shuō zhe yì kǒu dàodì de Táiwān guóyǔ.

He speaks authentic Taiwanese Mandarin.

Xiǎng chī dàodì de Rìběn liàolǐ jiù děi qù Dōngjīng.

For genuine Japanese food you have to go to Tokyo.

道地 is the preferred form in Taiwan; mainland speakers more often say 地道 (dìdao) with exactly the same meaning. The characters are just flipped.

道 dào

地 dì