階下囚

Chinese

		at the foot of the steps; at the base of the steps	prisoner
trad. (階下囚)		階下	囚
simp. (阶下囚)		阶下	囚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiēxiàqiú

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai¹ haa⁶ cau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiēxiàqiú
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiesiàcióu
    • Wade–Giles: chieh¹-hsia⁴-chʻiu²
    • Yale: jyē-syà-chyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieshiahchyou
    • Palladius: цзесяцю (czesjacju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai¹ haa⁶ cau⁴
    • Yale: gāai hah chàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai¹ haa⁶ tsau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai¹ ha⁶ ceo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯⁵⁵ haː²² t͡sʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

階下囚

1. prisoner