"下問" meaning in Chinese

See 下問 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /haː²² mɐn²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/, /haː²² mɐn²²/ Chinese transliterations: xiàwèn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], haa⁶ man⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], xiàwèn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], siàwùn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsia⁴-wên⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syà-wèn [Mandarin, Yale], shiahwenn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сявэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], sjavɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], hah mahn [Cantonese, Yale], haa⁶ man⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ha⁶ men⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 下问
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 下問
  1. (literary) to ask someone who is less learned or of lesser status than oneself Tags: idiomatic, literary Derived forms: 不恥下問 (bùchǐxiàwèn), 不耻下问 (bùchǐxiàwèn)
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        "1": "zh",
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "bùchǐxiàwèn",
          "word": "不恥下問"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bùchǐxiàwèn",
          "word": "不耻下问"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ask someone who is less learned or of lesser status than oneself"
      ],
      "id": "en-下問-zh-phrase-7aHrtdey",
      "links": [
        [
          "ask",
          "ask"
        ],
        [
          "learned",
          "learned"
        ],
        [
          "lesser",
          "lesser"
        ],
        [
          "status",
          "status"
        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to ask someone who is less learned or of lesser status than oneself"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiàwèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haa⁶ man⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiàwèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siàwùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsia⁴-wên⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syà-wèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiahwenn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сявэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjavɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hah mahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haa⁶ man⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ha⁶ men⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haː²² mɐn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haː²² mɐn²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "下問"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "bùchǐxiàwèn",
      "word": "不恥下問"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bùchǐxiàwèn",
      "word": "不耻下问"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "下问",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "下問",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese literary terms",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 下",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 問",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ask someone who is less learned or of lesser status than oneself"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ask",
          "ask"
        ],
        [
          "learned",
          "learned"
        ],
        [
          "lesser",
          "lesser"
        ],
        [
          "status",
          "status"
        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to ask someone who is less learned or of lesser status than oneself"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiàwèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haa⁶ man⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiàwèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siàwùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsia⁴-wên⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syà-wèn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiahwenn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сявэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjavɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hah mahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haa⁶ man⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ha⁶ men⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haː²² mɐn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haː²² mɐn²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "下問"
}

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