"居高不下" meaning in Chinese

See 居高不下 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ haː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/, /kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ haː²²/ Chinese transliterations: jūgāobùxià [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], geoi¹ gou¹ bat¹ haa⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], jūgāobùxià [Phonetic:jūgāobúxià] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jyugaobùsià [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chü¹-kao¹-pu⁴-hsia⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jyū-gāu-bù-syà [Mandarin, Yale], jiugaubushiah [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзюйгаобуся [Mandarin, Palladius], czjujgaobusja [Mandarin, Palladius], gēui gōu bāt hah [Cantonese, Yale], goey¹ gou¹ bat⁷ haa⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gêu¹ gou¹ bed¹ ha⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 居高不下
  1. to stay high (and not decrease); to remain high Tags: idiomatic
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stay high (and not decrease); to remain high"
      ],
      "id": "en-居高不下-zh-phrase-Y5LniN69",
      "links": [
        [
          "stay",
          "stay"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high"
        ],
        [
          "decrease",
          "decrease"
        ],
        [
          "remain",
          "remain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jūgāobùxià"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "geoi¹ gou¹ bat¹ haa⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jūgāobùxià [Phonetic:jūgāobúxià]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyugaobùsià"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chü¹-kao¹-pu⁴-hsia⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyū-gāu-bù-syà"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiugaubushiah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзюйгаобуся"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czjujgaobusja"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gēui gōu bāt hah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "goey¹ gou¹ bat⁷ haa⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gêu¹ gou¹ bed¹ ha⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ haː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: jūgāobúxià]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ haː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "居高不下"
}
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      },
      "expansion": "居高不下",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 下",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 居",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 高",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stay high (and not decrease); to remain high"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stay",
          "stay"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high"
        ],
        [
          "decrease",
          "decrease"
        ],
        [
          "remain",
          "remain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jūgāobùxià"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "geoi¹ gou¹ bat¹ haa⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jūgāobùxià [Phonetic:jūgāobúxià]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyugaobùsià"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chü¹-kao¹-pu⁴-hsia⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyū-gāu-bù-syà"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiugaubushiah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзюйгаобуся"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czjujgaobusja"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gēui gōu bāt hah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "goey¹ gou¹ bat⁷ haa⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gêu¹ gou¹ bed¹ ha⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ haː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: jūgāobúxià]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ haː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "居高不下"
}

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