落格

Chinese

		to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	frame; rule
trad. (落格)		落	格
simp. ^#(落格)		落	格

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lak-keh / lak-keeh

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lak-keh
  - Tâi-lô: lak-keh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lakkeq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lak̚³²⁻⁴ keʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lak-keeh
  - Tâi-lô: lak-keeh
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lak̚³²⁻⁵ kɛʔ³²/

Verb

落格

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to reduce to a lower rank; to demote
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have a vulgar personality

Synonyms

(to demote):

左遷／左迁 (zuǒqiān) (literary)
甪職／甪职 (Hokkien)
貶官／贬官 (biǎnguān) (an official)
貶斥／贬斥 (biǎnchì) (literary)
貶職／贬职 (biǎnzhí) (literary)
貶黜／贬黜 (biǎnchù) (literary)
降級／降级 (jiàngjí)
降職／降职 (jiàngzhí)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 落格 – see 落膈 (“to pass into the stomach where digestion begins; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 落膈).

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