不得已而退求其次 in Chinese

IPA: /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /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, standard], ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], bùdéyǐ ér tuèicióu cícìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], pu⁴-tê²-i³ êrh² tʻui⁴-chʻiu² chʻi²-tzʻŭ⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], bù-dé-yǐ ér twèi-chyóu chí-tsz̀ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], buderyii erl tueychyou chyitsyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], будэи эр туйцю цицы [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], budɛi er tujcju cicy [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 不得已而退求其次

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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "bùdéyǐ ér tuìqiú qícì"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-tê²-i³ êrh² tʻui⁴-chʻiu² chʻi²-tzʻŭ⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "будэи эр туйцю цицы"
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      "zh-pron": "budɛi er tujcju cicy"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "不得已而退求其次"
}

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        "Chinese terms spelled with 而",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "bùdéyǐ ér tuìqiú qícì"
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        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "bùdéyǐ ér tuèicióu cícìh"
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        "Wade-Giles",
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      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-tê²-i³ êrh² tʻui⁴-chʻiu² chʻi²-tzʻŭ⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
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    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buderyii erl tueychyou chyitsyh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "будэи эр туйцю цицы"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "budɛi er tujcju cicy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/"
    }
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    {
      "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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"不得已而退求其次" meaning in Chinese

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