下士

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (下士)		下	士

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàshì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): hǎ-sǐr / hā-sū / hēe-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xiàshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯a̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    下世
    下士
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: hah sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ xi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑː²² siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: hǎ-sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-sū
  - Tâi-lô: hā-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haxsu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ su²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ su³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-sū
  - Tâi-lô: hēe-sū
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ su²²/

Noun

下士

corporal (U.S. and British Army, British Air Force, U.S. and British Marine Corps)
petty officer third class (U.S. Navy)
petty officer second class (British Navy)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	士
か Grade: 1	し Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaɕi]

Noun

下士 (hiragana かし, rōmaji kashi)

a person of poor upbringing and character
a low ranking samurai

See also

上 (じょう)士 (し) (jōshi)

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