低垂

Chinese

		to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath	to hang (down); droop; dangle to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
trad. (低垂)		低	垂
simp. #(低垂)		低	垂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīchuí

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ ㄔㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dai¹ seoi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dīchuí
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄔㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dichuéi
    • Wade–Giles: ti¹-chʻui²
    • Yale: dī-chwéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dichwei
    • Palladius: дичуй (dičuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dai¹ seoi⁴
    • Yale: dāi sèuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dai¹ soey⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dei¹ sêu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯²¹/

Verb

低垂

1. to droop; to hang low
   • Added on 3 Nov 2011, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling, Mandarin translation by Su Nong (蘇農 / 苏农)

     窗外濃雲低垂的天空並沒有絲毫跡象預示這地方即將發生神秘古怪的事情。 [MSC, trad.]
     窗外浓云低垂的天空并没有丝毫迹象预示这地方即将发生神秘古怪的事情。 [MSC, simp.]

     Chuāngwài nóngyún dīchuí de tiānkōng bìng méiyǒu sīháo jìxiàng yùshì zhè dìfang jíjiāng fāshēng shénmì gǔguài de shìqing. [Pinyin]

     The sky with thick clouds hanging low outside the window didn't have a slightest indication to forebode that strange and mysterious things are about to happen in this area.