下場

See also: 下场

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	courtyard; open space; place courtyard; open space; place; field; a measure word; (a measure word, used for sport or recreation)
trad. (下場)		下	場
simp. (下场)		下	场

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàchǎng, xiàcháng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄤˇ, ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ coeng⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hǎ-tiûⁿ / hā-tiûⁿ / hēe-tiôⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàchǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàchǎng
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chʻang³
  - Yale: syà-chǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahchaang
  - Palladius: сячан (sjačan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, literary variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàcháng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàcháng
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chʻang²
  - Yale: syà-cháng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahcharng
  - Palladius: сячан (sjačan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ coeng⁴
  - Yale: hah chèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ tsoeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ cêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-tiûⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: hǎ-tiûnn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² tiũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-tiûⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: hā-tiûnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haxdviuu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ tiũ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ tiũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ tiũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-tiôⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: hēe-tiônn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ tiɔ̃¹³/

Verb

下場

to leave the stage; to exit the playing field, court, etc.
to go onto the playing field
(historical) to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)

Synonyms

(to exit the stage): 下場／下场 (xiàchǎng), 退場／退场 (tuìchǎng)
(to go onto the playing field): (Cantonese) 落場／落场 (lok⁶ coeng⁴)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “to exit the stage”): 上場／上场 (shàngchǎng)

Derived terms

下場白／下场白
下場門／下场门

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàchang

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ coeng⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ha-chhòng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàchang
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàchång
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chʻang⁵
  - Yale: syà-chang
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiah.chang
  - Palladius: сячан (sjačan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ coeng⁴
  - Yale: hah chèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ tsoeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ cêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ha-chhòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ha cong^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ha⁴ cong²
  - Sinological IPA: /ha⁵⁵ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/

Noun

下場

end (usually an unfavourable one); state that someone finds themselves in for their actions; karma

Synonyms

結局／结局 (jiéjú)

Derived terms

下場頭／下场头