下不了臺
Chinese
under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
not; no | to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker) |
(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (下不了臺) | 下 | 不 | 了 | 臺 | |
| simp. (下不了台) | 下 | 不 | 了 | 台 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiàbuliǎotái
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siàbůliǎotái
- Wade–Giles: hsia4-pu5-liao3-tʻai2
- Yale: syà-bu-lyǎu-tái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahbuleautair
- Palladius: сябуляотай (sjabuljaotaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ b̥u¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
下不了臺
- to be unable to extricate oneself from an awkward situation