階下

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See also: 阶下

Chinese

		rank or step; stairs	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
trad. (階下)		階	下
simp. (阶下)		阶	下

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiēxià

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝㄒㄧㄚˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiēxià
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiesià
  - Wade–Giles: chieh¹-hsia⁴
  - Yale: jyē-syà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieshiah
  - Palladius: цзеся (czesja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

Noun

階下

at the foot of the steps; at the base of the steps

Derived terms

階下囚／阶下囚 (jiēxiàqiú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
階	下
かい Grade: 3	か Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

階(かい)下(か) • (kaika)

downstairs
the foot of the stairs

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