低聲下氣

低聲下氣

See also: 低声下气

Chinese

		in a low voice; under one's breath
trad. (低聲下氣)		低聲	下氣
simp. (低声下气)		低声	下气

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīshēng xiàqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dai¹ sing¹ haa⁶ hei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dīshēng xiàqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: disheng shiahchih
    • IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dai¹ sing¹ haa⁶ hei³
    • Yale: dāi sīng hah hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dai¹ sing¹ haa⁶ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dei¹ xing¹ ha⁶ héi³
    • IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ häː²² hei̯³³/

Idiom

低聲下氣

1. to be meek and timid; to be submissive