下臺

See also: 下台

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (下臺/下台)		下	臺/台
simp. (下台)		下	台
anagram		臺下／台下

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàtái

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ toi⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hâ-thòi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hā-tâi / hǎ-tâi / hēe-tâi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàtái
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàtái
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-tʻai²
    • Yale: syà-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahtair
    • Palladius: сятай (sjataj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ toi⁴
    • Yale: hah tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² tʰɔːi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hâ-thòi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ha^ˊ toi^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ha¹ toi²
    • Sinological IPA: /ha²⁴ tʰoi̯¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-tâi
    • Tâi-lô: hā-tâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: haxdaai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ tai²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ tai²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ tai²³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-tâi
    • Tâi-lô: hǎ-tâi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² tai²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-tâi
    • Tâi-lô: hēe-tâi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ tai¹³/

Verb

下⫽臺 (verb-object)

1. (literally) to go off stage
2. (figurative) to step down (from office); to fall from a position of prestige, especially in politics
3. (figurative) to get out of a predicament or an embarrassing situation

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• 上臺／上台 (shàngtái)