下臺

See also: 下台

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (下臺/下台)		下	臺/台
simp. (下台)		下	台
anagram		臺下／台下

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàtái

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ toi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hâ-thòi
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hā-tâi / hǎ-tâi / hēe-tâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàtái
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàtái
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-tʻai²
  - Yale: syà-tái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahtair
  - Palladius: сятай (sjataj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ toi⁴
  - Yale: hah tòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ toi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ toi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² tʰɔːi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hâ-thòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ha´ toiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ha¹ toi²
  - Sinological IPA: /ha²⁴ tʰoi̯¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-tâi
  - Tâi-lô: hā-tâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haxdaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ tai²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ tai²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ tai²³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-tâi
  - Tâi-lô: hǎ-tâi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² tai²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-tâi
  - Tâi-lô: hēe-tâi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ tai¹³/

Verb

下⫽臺 (verb-object)

(literally) to go off stage
(figurative) to step down (from office); to fall from a position of prestige, especially in politics
(figurative) to get out of a predicament or an embarrassing situation

Synonyms

(to go off stage): 下臺階／下台阶 (xià táijiē), (Cantonese, Hokkien) 落臺／落台
(to to step down from office): (Cantonese, Hokkien) 落臺／落台
(to get out of a predicament): 下臺階／下台阶 (xià táijiē), (Cantonese, Hokkien) 落臺／落台

Antonyms

上臺／上台 (shàngtái)

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