下海
Chinese
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
ocean; sea | ||
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| simp. and trad. (下海) |
下 | 海 | |
Etymology
Literally: into the sea. The analogy used here is that going out to the sea is usually risky and unpredictable.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahhae
- IPA (key): /ɕi̯a̠⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: haa6 hoi2
- Yale: hah hói
- Cantonese Pinyin: haa6 hoi2
- Guangdong Romanization: ha6 hoi2
- IPA (key): /hɑː²² hɔːi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-hái
- Tâi-lô: hǎ-hái
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² haɪ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-hái
- Tâi-lô: hā-hái
- Phofsit Daibuun: haxhae
- IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ haɪ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-hái
- Tâi-lô: hēe-hái
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ haɪ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Verb
下海
- (literally) to sail out to the sea; to go to sea; to go fishing, swimming, surfing (or other activities) in the sea
- (figuratively, chiefly Mainland China) to resign from one's profession and venture into doing business
- (figuratively, of an amateur performer) to turn professional
- (figuratively, of a woman) to be driven to prostitution
- (figuratively, slang) to go into pornography acting
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