居高不下

Chinese

		reside	high; tall	not; no	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
simp. and trad. (居高不下)		居	高	不	下

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jūgāobùxià

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄍㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi¹ gou¹ bat¹ haa⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jūgāobùxià [Phonetic: jūgāobúxià]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄍㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiugaubushiah
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyugaobùsià
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕjä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: geoi¹ gou¹ bat¹ haa⁶
  - Yale: gēui gōu bāt hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goey¹ gou¹ bat⁷ haa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêu¹ gou¹ bed¹ ha⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ häː²²/

Idiom

居高不下

to stay high (and not decrease); to remain high

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