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): ㄧ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ kyut³ gou¹ haa⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yījuégāoxià [Phonetic: yìjuégāoxià]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • 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

1. to compete against one another and determine who is superior

Synonyms

• 一較高下／一较高下 (yījiàogāoxià)