下級

See also: 下级

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	level; grade; rank level; grade; rank; step
trad. (下級)		下	級
simp. (下级)		下	级

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàjí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ kap¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hā-kip / hǎ-khip / hēe-khip / hǎ-kip

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàjí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàjí
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chi²
  - Yale: syà-jí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahjyi
  - Palladius: сяцзи (sjaczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    下極 / 下极
    下級 / 下级
    下集
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ kap¹
  - Yale: hah kāp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ kap⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ keb¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² kʰɐp̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-kip
  - Tâi-lô: hā-kip
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haxkib
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ kip̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ kip̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ kip̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-khip
  - Tâi-lô: hǎ-khip
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² kʰip̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-khip
  - Tâi-lô: hēe-khip
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ kʰip̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-kip
  - Tâi-lô: hǎ-kip
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² kip̚⁵/

Noun

下級

low ranking member of a group; underclass; subordinate

Synonyms

下司 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
下屬 / 下属 (xiàshǔ)
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	級
か Grade: 1	きゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かきゅう [kàkyúú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ka̠kʲɨː]

Noun

下(か)級(きゅう) • (kakyū)

inferiority; lower class

Synonyms

下位(かい) (kai)
下等(かとう) (katō)

Antonyms

上級(じょうきゅう) (jōkyū)

Derived terms

下級生(かきゅうせい) (kakyūsei)

Korean

Hanja in this term
下	級

Noun

下級 • (hageup) (hangeul 하급)

hanja form^? of 하급 (“lower class”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
下	級

Noun

下級

chữ Hán form of hạ cấp (“lower class”)