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Chinese
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to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind
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(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station |
| trad. (落臺/落台)
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落
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臺/台
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| simp. (落台)
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落
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台
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Pronunciation
Verb
落⫽臺 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, literally) to go off stage
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, figurative) to step down (from office); to fall from a position of prestige
- (Cantonese, Southern Min, figurative) to get out of a predicament or an embarrassing situation
Synonyms
- (to go off stage): 下臺／下台 (xiàtái), 下臺階／下台阶 (xià táijiē)
- (to step down from office): 下臺／下台 (xiàtái)
- (to get out of a predicament): 下臺／下台 (xiàtái), 下臺階／下台阶 (xià táijiē)
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