下第

下第

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	(ordinal prefix); ‑th; rank
simp. and trad. (下第)		下	第

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàdì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiàdì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahdih
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàdì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

Adjective

下第

1. (literary) of low grade; inferior

Verb

下第

1. (archaic) to fail in an imperial examination

Synonyms

• 落第 (luòdì)