階下

See also: 阶下

Chinese

		rank or step; stairs	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
trad. (階下)		階	下
simp. (阶下)		阶	下

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiēxià

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiēxià
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiesià
    • Wade–Giles: chieh¹-hsia⁴
    • Yale: jyē-syà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieshiah
    • Palladius: цзеся (czesja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

Noun

階下

1. at the foot of the steps; at the base of the steps

Derived terms

• 階下囚／阶下囚 (jiēxiàqiú)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
階	下
かい Grade: 3	か Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

階(かい)下(か) • (kaika) 

1. downstairs
2. the foot of the stairs