下至上

Mandarin · pinyin xià zhì shàng

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  1. bottom to top
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下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
至
zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
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4–4–4 · xia4 zhi4 shang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haa6 zi3 soeng6

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