"一波三折" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐt̚⁵ pɔː⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰo³³ sam³³ t͡siɛt̚⁵/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /it̚³²⁻⁵ pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/, /jɐt̚⁵ pɔː⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/, /it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/, /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰo³³ sam³³ t͡siɛt̚⁵/, /it̚³²⁻⁵ pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/, /it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/, /it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/ Chinese transliterations: yībōsānzhé [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄜˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jat¹ bo¹ saam¹ zit³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], it-pho-sam-chiat, yībōsānzhé [Phonetic:yìbōsānzhé] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yibosanjhé [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], i¹-po¹-san¹-chê² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yī-bwō-sān-jé [Mandarin, Yale], ibosanjer [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ибосаньчжэ [Mandarin, Palladius], ibosanʹčžɛ [Mandarin, Palladius], yāt bō sāam jit [Cantonese, Yale], jat⁷ bo¹ saam¹ dzit⁸ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yed¹ bo¹ sam¹ jid³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], it-pho-sam-chiat [Hokkien, POJ], it-pho-sam-tsiat [Hokkien, Tai-lo], itphoisamciad [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 一波三折
  1. (originally) calligraphic flourish with many twists Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-一波三折-zh-phrase-eMLNB2eV
  2. (figurative) to be full of ups and downs; to have many twists and turns Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-一波三折-zh-phrase-is0hwf2m Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 14 86

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      "zh-pron": "yībōsānzhé"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄜˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat¹ bo¹ saam¹ zit³"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "it-pho-sam-chiat"
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yibosanjhé"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-po¹-san¹-chê²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-bwō-sān-jé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ibosanjer"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ибосаньчжэ"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ibosanʹčžɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "yāt bō sāam jit"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ bo¹ saam¹ dzit⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ bo¹ sam¹ jid³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ pɔː⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "it-pho-sam-chiat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "it-pho-sam-tsiat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "itphoisamciad"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰo³³ sam³³ t͡siɛt̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yìbōsānzhé]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ pɔː⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰo³³ sam³³ t͡siɛt̚⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁵ pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一波三折"
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          "flourish",
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        "(originally) calligraphic flourish with many twists"
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      "zh-pron": "yībōsānzhé"
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄜˊ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "jat¹ bo¹ saam¹ zit³"
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      "zh-pron": "it-pho-sam-chiat"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yibosanjhé"
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      "zh-pron": "i¹-po¹-san¹-chê²"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-bwō-sān-jé"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "ibosanjer"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ибосаньчжэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ibosanʹčžɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yāt bō sāam jit"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ bo¹ saam¹ dzit⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ bo¹ sam¹ jid³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ pɔː⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "it-pho-sam-chiat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "it-pho-sam-tsiat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "itphoisamciad"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰo³³ sam³³ t͡siɛt̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁵ pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yìbōsānzhé]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ pɔː⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰo³³ sam³³ t͡siɛt̚⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁵ pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/"
    }
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  "word": "一波三折"
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