低聲下氣
Appearance
See also: 低声下气
Chinese
[edit]in a low voice; under one's breath | |||
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trad. (低聲下氣) | 低聲 | 下氣 | |
simp. (低声下气) | 低声 | 下气 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: disheng siàcì
- Wade–Giles: ti1-shêng1 hsia4-chʻi4
- Yale: dī-shēng syà-chì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: disheng shiahchih
- Palladius: дишэн сяци (dišɛn sjaci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dai1 sing1 haa6 hei3
- Yale: dāi sīng hah hei
- Cantonese Pinyin: dai1 sing1 haa6 hei3
- Guangdong Romanization: dei1 xing1 ha6 héi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐi̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ haː²² hei̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]低聲下氣
- to be meek and timid; to be submissive