下場

See also: 下场

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	courtyard; open space; place courtyard; open space; place; field; a measure word; (a measure word, used for sport or recreation)
trad. (下場)		下	場
simp. (下场)		下	场

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàchǎng, xiàcháng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄤˇ, ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ coeng⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hǎ-tiûⁿ / hā-tiûⁿ / hēe-tiôⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàchǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàchǎng
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chʻang³
    • Yale: syà-chǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahchaang
    • Palladius: сячан (sjačan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, literary variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàcháng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàcháng
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chʻang²
    • Yale: syà-cháng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahcharng
    • Palladius: сячан (sjačan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ coeng⁴
    • Yale: hah chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ cêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-tiûⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hǎ-tiûnn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² tiũ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-tiûⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hā-tiûnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: haxdviuu
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ tiũ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ tiũ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ tiũ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-tiôⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hēe-tiônn
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ tiɔ̃¹³/

Verb

下場

1. to leave the stage; to exit the playing field, court, etc.
2. to go onto the playing field
3. (historical) to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)

Synonyms

• (to exit the stage): 下場／下场 (xiàchǎng), 退場／退场 (tuìchǎng)
• (to go onto the playing field): (Cantonese) 落場／落场 (lok⁶ coeng⁴)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "to exit the stage"): 上場／上场 (shàngchǎng)

Derived terms

• 下場白／下场白
• 下場門／下场门

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàchang

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ coeng⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ha-chhòng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàchang
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàchång
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chʻang⁵
    • Yale: syà-chang
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiah.chang
    • Palladius: сячан (sjačan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ coeng⁴
    • Yale: hah chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ cêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ha-chhòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: ha congˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ha⁴ cong²
    • Sinological IPA: /ha⁵⁵ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/

Noun

下場

1. end (usually an unfavourable one); state that someone finds themselves in for their actions; karma

Synonyms

• 結局／结局 (jiéjú)

Derived terms

• 下場頭／下场头