低人一等

低人一等

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	man; person; people	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	class; rank; grade class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for; await; et cetera; and so on
trad. (低人一等)		低	人	一	等
simp. #(低人一等)		低	人	一	等

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīrényīděng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧ ㄉㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dai¹ jan⁴ jat¹ dang²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dīrényīděng [Phonetic: dīrényìděng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧ ㄉㄥˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: direnideeng
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dirényiděng
    • IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dai¹ jan⁴ jat¹ dang²
    • Yale: dāi yàhn yāt dáng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dai¹ jan⁴ jat⁷ dang²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dei¹ yen⁴ yed¹ deng²
    • IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ tɐŋ³⁵/

Idiom

低人一等

1. to be inferior to others (in social status, etc.)