一決高下

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	breach (a dyke); to decide; to determine	above and below; high and low; more or less
trad. (一決高下)		一	決	高下
simp. (一决高下)		一	决	高下

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yījuégāoxià

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄍㄠㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ kyut³ gou¹ haa⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yījuégāoxià [Phonetic: yìjuégāoxià]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄍㄠㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yijyuégaosià
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-chüeh²-kao¹-hsia⁴
  - Yale: yī-jywé-gāu-syà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijyuegaushiah
  - Palladius: ицзюэгаося (iczjuegaosja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ kyut³ gou¹ haa⁶
  - Yale: yāt kyut gōu hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ kyt⁸ gou¹ haa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ küd³ gou¹ ha⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kʰyːt̚³ kou̯⁵⁵ haː²²/

Idiom

一決高下

to compete against one another and determine who is superior

Synonyms

一較高下／一较高下 (yījiàogāoxià)

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