七上八下
Chinese
editseven | up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
eight | under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter | ||
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trad. (七上八下) | 七 | 上 | 八 | 下 | |
simp. #(七上八下) | 七 | 上 | 八 | 下 |
Etymology
editA derivative of the general 七……八…… structure for chengyu. Compare English at sixes and sevens.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cishàngbasià
- Wade–Giles: chʻi1-shang4-pa1-hsia4
- Yale: chī-shàng-bā-syà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chishanqbashiah
- Palladius: цишанбася (cišanbasja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cat1 soeng5 baat3 haa6
- Yale: chāt séuhng baat hah
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsat7 soeng5 baat8 haa6
- Guangdong Romanization: ced1 sêng5 bad3 ha6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ¹³ paːt̚³ haː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit七上八下
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