# 下去
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiàqù
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): haa$^6$ heoi$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hâ-hi
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hā-khì / hǎ-khìr / hēe-khì
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$gho-chi$_5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiàqù → xiàqu (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ → ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄑㄩ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siàcyů
*** Wade–Giles: hsia$^4$-chʻü$^5$
*** Yale: syà-chyu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiah.chiuh
*** Palladius: сяцюй (sjacjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/ → /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haa$^6$ heoi$^3$
*** Yale: hah heui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haa$^6$ hoey$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ha$^6$ hêu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /haː²² hɵy̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hâ-hi
*** Hakka Romanization System: ha$^ˊ$ hi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ha$^1$ hi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ha²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-khì
*** Tâi-lô: hā-khì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: haxqix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-khìr
*** Tâi-lô: hǎ-khìr
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² kʰɯ⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-khì
*** Tâi-lô: hēe-khì
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$gho-chi$_5$
*** MiniDict: gho$^去$ chi$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hho-qi$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦo²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

### Verb

下去
* to go down
* (used after a verb) down (away from oneself)
* Used as a complement to a verb:
** down (indicating motion to a lower or farther position)
    扔下去 ― rēng xiàqù ― to toss downwards
** on (to continue; to go on); down (e.g. passed down)
    堅持下去／坚持下去 ― jiānchí xiàqù ― to keep going; to carry on
    沒法看下去／没法看下去 ― méi fǎ kàn xiàqù ― unable to continue watching
       Zhè ge xísú bèi yīdài yīdài de chuán xiàqù. [Pinyin]
       This custom was passed down from one generation to another.

#### Synonyms

* (to go down):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 下去 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 下去 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 下去 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 下去 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 落去 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 落去 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 落去 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 下去 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 落去 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 下去 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 下去 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 下去 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 落去 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 下去 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 落去 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 下去 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 落去 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 落去 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 落去 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 落去 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 落去 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 落去 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 落去 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 落去 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 落去 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 落去 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 落去 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 落去 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 下去 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 走落 |