"精益求精" meaning in All languages combined

See 精益求精 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ iaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰiu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡seŋ³³/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/, /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/, /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/, /t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ iaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰiu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡seŋ³³/ Chinese transliterations: jīngyìqiújīng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zing¹ jik¹ kau⁴ zing¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], cheng-ek-kiû-cheng [Hokkien, POJ], zêng¹ iah⁴ kiu⁵ zêng¹ [Peng'im, Teochew], jīngyìqiújīng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jingyìcióujing [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ching¹-i⁴-chʻiu²-ching¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jīng-yì-chyóu-jīng [Mandarin, Yale], jingyihchyoujing [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзинъицюцзин [Mandarin, Palladius], czinʺicjuczin [Mandarin, Palladius], jīng yīk kàuh jīng [Cantonese, Yale], dzing¹ jik⁷ kau⁴ dzing¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], jing¹ yig¹ keo⁴ jing¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tsing-ik-kiû-tsing [Hokkien, Tai-lo], zeng'ekkiuzefng [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], tseng iah khiû tseng [POJ, Teochew]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 精益求精
  1. to keep on improving; to constantly improve Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-精益求精-zh-phrase-K6MT8UvU Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥ"
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      "zh-pron": "zing¹ jik¹ kau⁴ zing¹"
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      "zh-pron": "cheng-ek-kiû-cheng"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zêng¹ iah⁴ kiu⁵ zêng¹"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "jīngyìqiújīng"
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      "zh-pron": "jingyìcióujing"
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ching¹-i⁴-chʻiu²-ching¹"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīng-yì-chyóu-jīng"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jingyihchyoujing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзинъицюцзин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czinʺicjuczin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīng yīk kàuh jīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzing¹ jik⁷ kau⁴ dzing¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jing¹ yig¹ keo⁴ jing¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsing-ik-kiû-tsing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeng'ekkiuzefng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tseng iah khiû tseng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ iaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰiu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡seŋ³³/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ iaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰiu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡seŋ³³/"
    }
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        "to keep on improving; to constantly improve"
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      "zh-pron": "jīngyìqiújīng"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "zing¹ jik¹ kau⁴ zing¹"
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "cheng-ek-kiû-cheng"
    },
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        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
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      "zh-pron": "jingyìcióujing"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ching¹-i⁴-chʻiu²-ching¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīng-yì-chyóu-jīng"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jingyihchyoujing"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "цзинъицюцзин"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "czinʺicjuczin"
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Yale"
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    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzing¹ jik⁷ kau⁴ dzing¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jing¹ yig¹ keo⁴ jing¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsing-ik-kiû-tsing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeng'ekkiuzefng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tseng iah khiû tseng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ iaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰiu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡seŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ iaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰiu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡seŋ³³/"
    }
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