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

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)

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)

(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)

(Buddhism) a lack of talent for Buddhist teachings
Synonym: 下根 (gekon)