下機

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (下機)		下	機
simp. (下机)		下	机

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ gei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàji
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chi¹
    • Yale: syà-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahji
    • Palladius: сяцзи (sjaczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ gei¹
    • Yale: hah gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² kei̯⁵⁵/

Verb

下⫽機 (verb-object)

1. to disembark from an airplane; to get off an airplane

   「被下機」／「被下机」  ―  “bèi xiàjī”  ―  “to be disembarked from an airplane”, i.e. to be dragged off flight

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 落機／落机

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
下	機
しも Grade: 1	はた > ばた Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
下	機
しも Grade: 1	はた Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Noun

下(しも)機(ばた) or 下(しも)機(はた) • (shimobata or shimohata) 

1. (weaving) a low backstrap handloom, historically used to weave cotton or hemp fabric

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
下	機
げ Grade: 1	き Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

下(げ)機(き) • (geki) 

1. (Buddhism) a lack of talent for Buddhist teachings

   Synonym: 下根