一較高下

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	clear; distinct; compare clear; distinct; compare; comparatively	above and below; high and low; more or less
trad. (一較高下)		一	較	高下
simp. (一较高下)		一	较	高下

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yījiàogāoxià

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄠㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ gaau³ gou¹ haa⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yījiàogāoxià [Phonetic: yíjiàogāoxià]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄠㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yijiàogaosià
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-chiao⁴-kao¹-hsia⁴
  - Yale: yī-jyàu-gāu-syà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijiawgaushiah
  - Palladius: ицзяогаося (iczjaogaosja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ gaau³ gou¹ haa⁶
  - Yale: yāt gaau gōu hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ gaau³ gou¹ haa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ gao³ gou¹ ha⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kaːu̯³³ kou̯⁵⁵ haː²²/

Idiom

一較高下

to compete against one another and determine who is superior

Synonyms

一決高下／一决高下 (yījuégāoxià)

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