階下 [阶－]

Jyutping gaai1 haa6
Pinyin jiē xià

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    at the foot of the steps; at the base of the steps
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    宁愿死都唔做阶下囚。
    寧願死都唔做階下囚。
    • I would prefer to be dead to captured.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    给她个台阶下，免得她恼羞成怒死不认账。
    給她個台階下，免得她惱羞成怒死不認賬。
    gěi tā ge tái jiē xià ， miǎn de tā nǎo xiū chéng nù sǐ bù rèn zhàng ．
    • Give her a way out of the awkward situation so as to avoid her being shamed into anger.