下家

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad. (下家)		下	家
anagram		家下

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ gaa¹
Min Nan (POJ): ē-ke

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàjiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahjia
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯a̠⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàjiār
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahjial
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯a̠⁵¹ t͡ɕjɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ gaa¹
  - Yale: hah gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ ga¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑː²² kɑː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ē-ke
  - Tâi-lô: ē-ke
  - Phofsit Daibuun: exkef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /e²²⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /e⁴¹⁻²² ke³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /e²²⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /e³³⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /e³³⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/

Noun

下家

next one in a sequence
1. next persons to whom goods are sold in a pyramid selling structure; client
2. (games) next player; player whose turn comes next
3. (colloquial) next person for oneself to depend on; new partner or lover
  
  找下家 ― zhǎo xiàjiā ― to find a new lover for oneself (after a breakup)

Antonyms

上家 (shàngjiā)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	家
しも Grade: 1	ちゃ Grade: 2
Irregular

Etymology

From 下 (shimo, “end, low”) + Chinese 家 (jiā, “-er”).

Noun

下家 (hiragana and katakana しもチャ, katakana シモチャ, rōmaji shimocha)

(mahjong) the opponent on the player's right; player on the right

Coordinate terms

上家 (カミチャ) (kamicha, “player on the left”)
対面 (トイメン) (toimen, “player across”)

See also

自 (じ)風 (かぜ) (jikaze)

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