一較高下

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	clear; distinct; compare clear; distinct; compare; comparatively	above and below; high and low; more or less
trad. (一較高下)		一	較	高下
simp. (一较高下)		一	较	高下

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yījiàogāoxià

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ gaau³ gou¹ haa⁶

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yījiàogāoxià [Phonetic: yíjiàogāoxià]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yijiàogaosià
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chiao⁴-kao¹-hsia⁴
    • Yale: yī-jyàu-gāu-syà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijiawgaushiah
    • Palladius: ицзяогаося (iczjaogaosja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ gaau³ gou¹ haa⁶
    • Yale: yāt gaau gōu hah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ gaau³ gou¹ haa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ gao³ gou¹ ha⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kaːu̯³³ kou̯⁵⁵ haː²²/

Idiom

一較高下

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

Synonyms

• 一決高下／一决高下 (yījuégāoxià)