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紆尊降貴
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Chinese
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surname
; cord; twist
to honour
to drop; to fall; to come down
to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend; to surrender
expensive; noble; your (name)
expensive; noble; your (name); precious
trad.
(
紆尊降貴
)
紆
尊
降
貴
simp.
(
纡尊降贵
)
纡
尊
降
贵
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
yūzūnjiàngguì
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄩ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
jyu
1
zyun
1
gong
3
gwai
3
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
yūzūnjiàngguì
Zhuyin
:
ㄩ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
yuzunjiàngguèi
Wade–Giles
:
yü
1
-tsun
1
-chiang
4
-kuei
4
Yale
:
yū-dzwūn-jyàng-gwèi
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
iutzuenjianqguey
Palladius
:
юйцзуньцзянгуй
(jujczunʹczjanguj)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/y⁵⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
jyu
1
zyun
1
gong
3
gwai
3
Yale
:
y
ū
jy
ū
n gong gwai
Cantonese Pinyin
:
jy
1
dzyn
1
gong
3
gwai
3
Guangdong Romanization
:
yu
1
jun
1
gong
3
guei
3
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/jyː
⁵⁵
t͡syːn
⁵⁵
kɔːŋ³³ kʷɐi̯³³/
Idiom
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紆尊降貴
to
condescend
; to
descend
to a less
dignified
level
and
act
humbly