下位

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
simp. and trad. (下位)		下	位

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ē-ūi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàwèi
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-wei⁴
    • Yale: syà-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahwey
    • Palladius: сявэй (sjavɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ē-ūi
    • Tâi-lô: ē-uī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: exui
    • IPA (Xiamen): /e²²⁻²¹ ui²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /e⁴¹⁻²² ui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /e²²⁻²¹ ui²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /e³³⁻¹¹ ui³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /e³³⁻²¹ ui³³/

Noun

下位

1. lowly position; inferior position

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	位
か Grade: 1	い Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) か​い [káꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠i]

Noun

下(か)位(い) • (kai) 

1. being at a lower position, a lower location
2. being at a lower rank, being lower in order

Antonyms

• 上位(じょうい) (jōi)