落臺

Chinese

		to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (落臺/落台)		落	臺/台
simp. (落台)		落	台

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ toi⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lo̍h-tâi

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lok⁶ toi⁴
  - Yale: lohk tòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ toi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: log⁶ toi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² tʰɔːi̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍h-tâi
  - Tâi-lô: lo̍h-tâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loiqdaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tai²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tai²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tai¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tai²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tai²³/

Verb

落⫽臺 (verb-object)

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

Synonyms

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

References

“Entry #13818”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

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