矮一截

Chinese

		short (not tall)	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	a section; cut off (a length)
trad. (矮一截)		矮	一	截
simp. #(矮一截)		矮	一	截

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ǎiyījié

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˇ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ai² jat¹ zit⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ǎiyījié [Phonetic: ǎiyìjié]
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˇ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ǎiyijié
    • Wade–Giles: ai³-i¹-chieh²
    • Yale: ǎi-yī-jyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aeijye
    • Palladius: айицзе (ajicze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ai² jat¹ zit⁶
    • Yale: ái yāt jiht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ai² jat⁷ dzit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ei² yed¹ jid⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐi̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡siːt̚²/

Adjective

矮一截

1. shorter in height by a significant amount when compared to other people
2. (figurative) inferior by a wide margin