下司

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	company; control
simp. and trad. (下司)		下	司

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ē-si

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ē-si
    • Tâi-lô: ē-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: exsy
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /e³³⁻²¹ si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /e³³⁻¹¹ si⁴⁴/

Noun

下司

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) subordinate; underling

Synonyms

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• 下屬 / 下属 (xiàshǔ)
• 下級 / 下级 (xiàjí)
• 下跤手 (Hokkien)
• 下邊 / 下边
• 下面 (xiàmiàn)
• 手下 (shǒuxià)
• 部下 (bùxià)
• 部屬 / 部属 (bùshǔ)
• 馬仔 / 马仔 (maa⁵ zai²) (Cantonese)

Antonyms

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• 上司 (shàngsī)
• 上峰 (shàngfēng) (dated)
• 上級 / 上级 (shàngjí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	司
げ Grade: 1	す Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

The compound of 下 (inferior) + 司 (official).

Noun

下(げ)司(す) • (gesu) 

1. (archaic) an inferior official; a petty official
2. an inferior person; a petty person

   下司の後知恵。

   A petty person becomes wiser after an event.

3. a male dog (figuratively, to express one's disgust)

Synonyms

• (inferior official): 下僚(かりょう) (karyō), 下吏(かり) (kari), 賎吏(せんり) (senri)
• (inferior person): 賎(しず) (shizu), 下(した)っ端(ぱ) (shitappa), 賎人(せんじん) (senjin)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “male dog”): 売女(ばいた) (baita)

Related terms

• 上司(じょうし) (jōshi)