"不得已而退求其次" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: bùdéyǐ ér tuìqiú qícì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bùdéyǐ ér tuìqiú qícì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bùdéyǐ ér tuèicióu cícìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴-tê²-i³ êrh² tʻui⁴-chʻiu² chʻi²-tzʻŭ⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù-dé-yǐ ér twèi-chyóu chí-tsz̀ [Mandarin, Yale], buderyii erl tueychyou chyitsyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], будэи эр туйцю цицы [Mandarin, Palladius], budɛi er tujcju cicy [Mandarin, Palladius]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 不得已而退求其次
  1. to have to be content with second best Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 不得已而求其次 (bùdéyǐ ér qiú qícì)
    Sense id: en-不得已而退求其次-zh-phrase-BmiTN~TK Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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      "glosses": [
        "to have to be content with second best"
      ],
      "id": "en-不得已而退求其次-zh-phrase-BmiTN~TK",
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "bùdéyǐ ér qiú qícì",
          "word": "不得已而求其次"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdéyǐ ér tuìqiú qícì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdéyǐ ér tuìqiú qícì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdéyǐ ér tuèicióu cícìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-tê²-i³ êrh² tʻui⁴-chʻiu² chʻi²-tzʻŭ⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-dé-yǐ ér twèi-chyóu chí-tsz̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buderyii erl tueychyou chyitsyh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "будэи эр туйцю цицы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "budɛi er tujcju cicy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不得已而退求其次"
}
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 其",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 已",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 得",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 次",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 求",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 而",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 退",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      "glosses": [
        "to have to be content with second best"
      ],
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        ],
        [
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdéyǐ ér tuìqiú qícì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdéyǐ ér tuìqiú qícì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùdéyǐ ér tuèicióu cícìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-tê²-i³ êrh² tʻui⁴-chʻiu² chʻi²-tzʻŭ⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-dé-yǐ ér twèi-chyóu chí-tsz̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buderyii erl tueychyou chyitsyh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "будэи эр туйцю цицы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "budɛi er tujcju cicy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/"
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bùdéyǐ ér qiú qícì",
      "word": "不得已而求其次"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不得已而退求其次"
}

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