下首

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
simp. and trad. (下首)		下	首
alt. forms		下手 “side of lower priority”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahshoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯a̠⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ sau²
  - Yale: hah sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ seo²
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑː²² sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

下首

side of lower priority or less honour (right-hand seat or side facing outside)
(literary) plant
Alternative form of 下手 (xiàshǒu, “player whose turn comes next”).

Verb

下首

to hang upside down; (figuratively) to be in dire straits

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