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下賤

下賤

See also: 下贱

Chinese

		under; second; next under; second; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to decline; to go down; latter	inexpensive; lowly
trad. (下賤)		下	賤
simp. (下贱)		下	贱

Adjective

下賤

humble; lowly
base; contemptible

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiàjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ zin⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ha-chhien
Min Nan (POJ): hǎ-chiān / hā-chiān / hēe-chiān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahjiann
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯a̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ zin⁶
  - Yale: hah jihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ dzin⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑː²² t͡siːn²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ha-chhien
  - Hakka Romanization System: ha qien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ha⁴ qian⁴
  - IPA: /ha⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯en⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-chiān
  - Tâi-lô: hǎ-tsiān
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² t͡ɕiɛn⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-chiān
  - Tâi-lô: hā-tsiān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haxcien
  - IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiɛn³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ t͡ɕiɛn³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕiɛn²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-chiān
  - Tâi-lô: hēe-tsiān
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕiɛn²²/