"下里" meaning in Chinese

See 下里 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /haː²² lei̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /haː²² lei̯¹³/ Chinese transliterations: xiàlǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], haa⁶ lei⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], xiàlǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], siàlǐ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsia⁴-li³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syà-lǐ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shiahlii [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сяли [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sjali [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], hah léih [Cantonese, Yale], haa⁶ lei⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ha⁶ léi⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 下里
  1. (literary) outskirts; remote area Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-下里-zh-noun-BpusC4Dt Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 58 19 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 32 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 17 9
  2. (archaic, humble) popular art or literature; one's own work of art or literature Tags: archaic, humble
    Sense id: en-下里-zh-noun-xk6RRl1A
  3. (literary) the underworld Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-下里-zh-noun-9trSvD3Z
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      "zh-pron": "xiàlǐ"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haa⁶ lei⁵"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
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      "zh-pron": "xiàlǐ"
    },
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        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siàlǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsia⁴-li³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syà-lǐ"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiahlii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяли"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjali"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "hah léih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haa⁶ lei⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ha⁶ léi⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haː²² lei̯¹³/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haː²² lei̯¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "下里"
}
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      "zh-pron": "xiàlǐ"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haa⁶ lei⁵"
    },
    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "xiàlǐ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siàlǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsia⁴-li³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syà-lǐ"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiahlii"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
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      "zh-pron": "сяли"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjali"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hah léih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haa⁶ lei⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ha⁶ léi⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haː²² lei̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haː²² lei̯¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "下里"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 下里 meaning in Chinese (2.5kB)

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