上諂下驕

上諂下驕

See also: 上谄下骄

Chinese

		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
trad. (上諂下驕)		上	諂	下	驕
simp. (上谄下骄)		上	谄	下	骄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngchǎnxiàjiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ cim² haa⁶ giu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shàngchǎnxiàjiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqchaanshiahjiau
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ cim² haa⁶ giu¹
    • Yale: seuhng chím hah gīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ tsim² haa⁶ giu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ qim² ha⁶ giu¹
    • IPA ^(key): /sœ̽ːŋ²² t͡sʰiːm³⁵ häː²² kiːu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

上諂下驕

1. obsequious towards one's superiors and arrogant towards one's inferiors