紆尊降貴

Chinese

		surname; cord; twist	to honor	to drop; to fall; to come down to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend; to surrender	expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious
trad. (紆尊降貴)		紆	尊	降	貴
simp. (纡尊降贵)		纡	尊	降	贵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yūzūnjiàngguì

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄗㄨㄣㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu¹ zyun¹ gong³ gwai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yūzūnjiàngguì
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄗㄨㄣㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iutzuenjianqguey
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuzunjiàngguèi
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵⁵ t͡swən⁵⁵ t͡ɕjɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kweɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu¹ zyun¹ gong³ gwai³
  - Yale: yū jyūn gong gwai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy¹ dzyn¹ gong³ gwai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu¹ jun¹ gong³ guei³
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː⁵⁵ t͡ʃyːn⁵⁵ kɔːŋ³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

Idiom

紆尊降貴

to condescend; to descend to a less dignified level and act humbly

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