低三下四

Chinese

		to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath	three	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	four
trad. (低三下四)		低	三	下	四
simp. #(低三下四)		低	三	下	四
Built on 低下 (dīxià).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīsānxiàsì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄙˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dai¹ saam¹ haa⁶ sei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dīsānxiàsì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄙˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: disansiàsìh
    • Wade–Giles: ti¹-san¹-hsia⁴-ssŭ⁴
    • Yale: dī-sān-syà-sz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: disanshiahsyh
    • Palladius: дисаньсясы (disanʹsjasy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dai¹ saam¹ haa⁶ sei³
    • Yale: dāi sāam hah sei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dai¹ saam¹ haa⁶ sei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dei¹ sam¹ ha⁶ séi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ haː²² sei̯³³/

Idiom

低三下四

1. (derogatory) obsequious; servile; lowly