低三下四

Chinese

		to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath	three	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	four
simp. and trad. (低三下四)		低	三	下	四
Built on 低下 (dīxià).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dīsānxiàsì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄙㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄙˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dai¹ saam¹ haa⁶ sei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dīsānxiàsì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄙㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄙˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: disanshiahsyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ sa̠n⁵⁵ ɕi̯a̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dai¹ saam¹ haa⁶ sei³
  - Yale: dāi sāam hah sei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dai¹ saam¹ haa⁶ sei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: dei¹ sam¹ ha⁶ séi³
  - IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯⁵⁵ sɑːm⁵⁵ hɑː²² sei̯³³/

Idiom

低三下四

(derogatory) obsequious; servile; lowly

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