See 以退為進 on Wiktionary
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"to retreat for the sake of advancing"
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"zh_pron": "yǐtuìwéijìn"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "ji⁵ teoi³ wai⁴ zeon³"
},
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"zh_pron": "ㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
},
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"Mandarin",
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
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},
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"roman": "itujvɛjczinʹ",
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"Mandarin",
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"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "итуйвэйцзинь"
},
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"ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/",
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"word": "以退為進"
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"zh_pron": "ㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
},
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"Pinyin"
],
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},
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "yǐtuèiwéijìn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "i³-tʻui⁴-wei²-chin⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "yǐ-twèi-wéi-jìn"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "yiitueyweijinn"
},
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"roman": "itujvɛjczinʹ",
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "итуйвэйцзинь"
},
{
"ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/",
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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"zh_pron": "ji⁵ teoi³ wai⁴ zeon³"
},
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
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"zh_pron": "yíh teui wàih jeun"
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"Guangzhou",
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"zh_pron": "ji⁵ toey³ wai⁴ dzoen³"
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "yi⁵ têu³ wei⁴ zên³"
},
{
"ipa": "/jiː¹³ tʰɵy̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ t͡sɵn³³/",
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
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],
"word": "以退為進"
}
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