下士

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (下士)		下	士

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàshì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): hǎ-sǐr / hā-sū / hēe-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xiàshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    下世
    下士
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: hah sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ xi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /häː²² siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: hǎ-sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-sū
  - Tâi-lô: hā-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haxsu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ su²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ su³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-sū
  - Tâi-lô: hēe-sū
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ su²²/

Noun

下士

corporal (U.S. and British Army, British Air Force, U.S. and British Marine Corps)
petty officer third class (U.S. Navy)
petty officer second class (British Navy)

Compounds

屈身下士
折節下士／折节下士
招賢下士／招贤下士
推賢下士／推贤下士
求賢下士／求贤下士
知人下士

謙以下士／谦以下士
謙恭下士／谦恭下士
謙謙下士／谦谦下士
謙遜下士／谦逊下士
門下士／门下士

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	士
か Grade: 1	し Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka̠ɕi]

Noun

下士 (hiragana かし, rōmaji kashi)

a person of poor upbringing and character
a low ranking samurai

See also

上 (じょう)士 (し) (jōshi)

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