等而下之 — Chinese idiom
等而下之
děng ér xià zhī
Meaning
- going from there to lower grades
Character by character
- 等děngrank, grade; same, equal; to wait
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
Idioms sharing a character
- 著作等身 zhù zuò děng shēn
- 一哄而散 yī hōng ér sàn
- 一扫而空 yī sǎo ér kōng
- 一拥而入 yī yōng ér rù
- 一望而知 yī wàng ér zhī
- 一概而论 yī gài ér lùn
- 一炮而红 yī pào ér hóng
- 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù
- 一饮而尽 yī yǐn ér jìn
- 三思而行 sān sī ér xíng
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