下九流

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	the Nine Schools of Pre-Qin Philosophy
trad. (下九流)		下	九流
simp. #(下九流)		下	九流

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàjiǔliú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ gau² lau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàjiǔliú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàjiǒulióu
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chiu³-liu²
    • Yale: syà-jyǒu-lyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahjeouliou
    • Palladius: сяцзюлю (sjaczjulju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ gau² lau⁴
    • Yale: hah gáu làuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ gau² lau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ geo² leo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² kɐu̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹/

Noun

下九流

1. (dated) person of low social status and engaged in a "base'" occupation (e.g. actors, prostitutes, yamen runners, porters, barbers, trumpeters, etc.)