下司

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	company; control
simp. and trad. (下司)		下	司

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ē-si

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ē-si
  - Tâi-lô: ē-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: exsy
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /e³³⁻²¹ si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /e³³⁻¹¹ si⁴⁴/

Noun

下司

(Taiwanese Hokkien) subordinate; underling

Synonyms

下屬 / 下属 (xiàshǔ)
下級 / 下级 (xiàjí)
下跤手 (Hokkien)
下邊 / 下边
下面 (xiàmiàn)
手下 (shǒuxià)
部下 (bùxià)
部屬 / 部属 (bùshǔ)
馬仔 / 马仔 (maa⁵ zai²) (Cantonese)

Antonyms

上司 (shàngsī)
上峰 (shàngfēng) (dated)
上級 / 上级 (shàngjí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	司
げ Grade: 1	す Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

The compound of 下 (inferior) + 司 (official).

Noun

下(げ)司(す) • (gesu)

(archaic) an inferior official; a petty official
an inferior person; a petty person
下司の後知恵。
A petty person becomes wiser after an event.
a male dog (figuratively, to express one's disgust)

Synonyms

(inferior official): 下僚(かりょう) (karyō), 下吏(かり) (kari), 賎吏(せんり) (senri)
(inferior person): 賎(しず) (shizu), 下(した)っ端(ぱ) (shitappa), 賎人(せんじん) (senjin)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “male dog”): 売女(ばいた) (baita)

Related terms

上司(じょうし) (jōshi)