下流

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Chinese

under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
to flow; to spread; to circulate
to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
 
trad. (下流) 下 流
simp. #(下流) 下 流
anagram 流下

Pronunciation

Note:
  • hia6 liu5 - Chaozhou, Shantou, and Jieyang;
  • ê6 liu5 - Pontinank.

    Adjective

    下流

    1. indecent; lewd; vulgar; obscene; dirty
      下流的笑話／下流的笑话  ―  xiàliú de xiàohuà  ―  dirty joke
    2. inferior; low-class

    Synonyms

    • (indecent):

    Noun

    下流

    1. lower reaches of a river
    2. (historical) plebeian; inferior rank

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Sino-Xenic (下流):

    Japanese

    Kanji in this term
    下 流
    か
    Grade: 1     		りゅう
    Grade: 3
    on'yomi

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    下(か)流(りゅう) • (karyū) 

    1. downstream
    2. lower classes

    Antonyms

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    下流

    Noun

    下流

    1. chữ Hán form of hạ lưu (“lower reaches; lower social classes”).
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