下榻

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	couch
trad. (下榻)		下	榻
simp. #(下榻)		下	榻

Etymology

From the story of Chen Fan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàtà

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ taap³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hā-thah

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàtà
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàtà
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-tʻa⁴
    • Yale: syà-tà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahtah
    • Palladius: сята (sjata)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ taap³
    • Yale: hah taap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ taap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ tab³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² tʰaːp̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-thah
    • Tâi-lô: hā-thah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: haxtaq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ tʰaʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ha⁴¹⁻²² tʰaʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ha²²⁻²¹ tʰaʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ tʰaʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ tʰaʔ³²/

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• Middle Chinese: haeX|haeH thap

Rime
Character	下	下	榻
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	匣 (33)	透 (6)
Final (韻)	麻 (98)	麻 (98)	談 (144)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	II	I
Fanqie	胡雅切	胡駕切	吐盍切
Baxter	haeX	haeH	thap
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠaX/	/ɦˠaH/	/tʰɑp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦᵚaX/	/ɦᵚaH/	/tʰɑp̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣaX/	/ɣaH/	/tʰɑp̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦaɨX/	/ɦaɨH/	/tʰap̚/
Li Rong	/ɣaX/	/ɣaH/	/tʰɑp̚/
Wang Li	/ɣaX/	/ɣaH/	/tʰɑp̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣaX/	/ɣaH/	/tʰɑp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xià	xià	ta
Expected Cantonese Reflex	haa6	haa6	taap3

Verb

下榻

1. (archaic) to lodge for the night as someone's guest
2. to lodge