下家

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad. (下家)		下	家
anagram		家下

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ gaa¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ē-ke

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàjiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàjia
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chia¹
  - Yale: syà-jyā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahjia
  - Palladius: сяцзя (sjaczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàjiār
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàjiar
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chia¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: syà-jyār
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahjial
  - Palladius: сяцзяр (sjaczjar)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ gaa¹
  - Yale: hah gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² kaː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ē-ke
  - Tâi-lô: ē-ke
  - Phofsit Daibuun: exkef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /e²²⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /e⁴¹⁻²² ke³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /e²²⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /e³³⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /e³³⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/

Noun

下家

next one in a sequence
1. next persons to whom goods are sold in a pyramid selling structure; client
2. (games) next player; player whose turn comes next
3. (colloquial) next person for oneself to depend on; new partner, lover, employer, etc.
  找下家 ― zhǎo xiàjiā ― to find a new lover for oneself (after a breakup, becoming unemployed)

Antonyms

上家 (shàngjiā)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	家
しも Grade: 1	ちゃ Grade: 2
kun'yomi	irregular

Etymology

From 下 (shimo, “end, low”) + Chinese 家 (jiā, “-er”).

Noun

下家(しもチャ) or 下家(シモチャ) • (shimocha)

(mahjong) the opponent on the player's right; player on the right

Coordinate terms

上家(カミチャ) (kamicha, “player on the left”)
対面(トイメン) (toimen, “player across”)

See also

自(じ)風(かぜ) (jikaze)