下弦

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	bow string; string of mus. instr.
simp. and trad. (下弦)		下	弦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàsián
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-hsien²
    • Yale: syà-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahshyan
    • Palladius: сясянь (sjasjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: hah yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² jiːn²¹/

Noun

下弦

1. last quarter (of the moon)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (下弦):

• → Japanese: 下(か)弦(げん) (kagen)
• → Korean: 하현(下弦) (hahyeon)
• → Vietnamese: hạ huyền (下弦)