低三下四

Chinese

		to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath	three	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	four
trad. (低三下四)		低	三	下	四
simp. ^#(低三下四)		低	三	下	四
Built on 低下 (dīxià).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dīsānxiàsì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄙㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄙˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dai¹ saam¹ haa⁶ sei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dīsānxiàsì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄙㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄙˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: disansiàsìh
  - Wade–Giles: ti¹-san¹-hsia⁴-ssŭ⁴
  - Yale: dī-sān-syà-sz̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: disanshiahsyh
  - Palladius: дисаньсясы (disanʹsjasy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dai¹ saam¹ haa⁶ sei³
  - Yale: dāi sāam hah sei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dai¹ saam¹ haa⁶ sei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: dei¹ sam¹ ha⁶ séi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ haː²² sei̯³³/

Idiom

低三下四

(derogatory) obsequious; servile; lowly

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