下乘

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride
trad. (下乘)		下	乘
simp. #(下乘)		下	乘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ sing⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàchéng
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chʻêng²
    • Yale: syà-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahcherng
    • Palladius: сячэн (sjačɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ sing⁶
    • Yale: hah sihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ sing⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ xing⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² sɪŋ²²/

Noun

下乘

1. (Buddhism) Hinayana (early Buddhism; Theravada Buddhism)

Adjective

下乘

1. inferior; of low grade

Synonyms

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• 下等 (xiàděng)
• 下色 (xiàsè) (literary)
• 劣等 (lièděng)

 

Antonyms

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• 上乘 (shàngchéng)
• 上等 (shàngděng)
• 上色 (attributive)
• 優等／优等 (yōuděng)