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下臺

下臺

See also: 下台

Chinese

		under; second; next under; second; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to decline; 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

Verb

下臺

to go off stage
to step down (from office); to fall from a position of prestige

Antonyms

上臺／上台 (shàngtái)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiàtái

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ toi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hâ-thòi
Min Nan (POJ): hǎ-tâi / hā-tâi / hēe-tâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàtái
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahtair
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯a̠⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ toi⁴
  - Yale: hah tòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ toi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑː²² tʰɔːi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hâ-thòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ha´ toiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ha¹ toi²
  - IPA: /ha²⁴ tʰo̯i¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-tâi
  - Tâi-lô: hǎ-tâi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² taɪ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-tâi
  - Tâi-lô: hā-tâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haxdaai
  - IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ taɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ taɪ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ taɪ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-tâi
  - Tâi-lô: hēe-tâi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ taɪ¹³/