上諂下驕
Appearance
See also: 上谄下骄
Chinese
[edit]up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
flatter; cajole | under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
proud; arrogant | ||
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trad. (上諂下驕) | 上 | 諂 | 下 | 驕 | |
simp. (上谄下骄) | 上 | 谄 | 下 | 骄 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shàngchǎnsiàjiao
- Wade–Giles: shang4-chʻan3-hsia4-chiao1
- Yale: shàng-chǎn-syà-jyāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqchaanshiahjiau
- Palladius: шанчаньсяцзяо (šančanʹsjaczjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: soeng6 cim2 haa6 giu1
- Yale: seuhng chím hah gīu
- Cantonese Pinyin: soeng6 tsim2 haa6 giu1
- Guangdong Romanization: sêng6 qim2 ha6 giu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sœːŋ²² t͡sʰiːm³⁵ haː²² kiːu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]上諂下驕
- obsequious towards one's superiors and arrogant towards one's inferiors