下首

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Chinese

under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
head; chief; first (occasion)
head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
 
simp. and trad.
(下首)
alternative forms 下手 “side of lower priority”

Pronunciation


Noun

下首

  1. side of lower priority or less honour (right-hand seat or side facing outside)
  2. (literary) plant
  3. Alternative form of 下手 (xiàshǒu, player whose turn comes next)
  4. (Wu) below; beneath; bottom; under

Synonyms

Verb

下首

  1. to hang upside down; (figurative) to be in dire straits