"以退為進" meaning in Chinese

See 以退為進 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jiː¹³ tʰɵy̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ t͡sɵn³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/, /jiː¹³ tʰɵy̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ t͡sɵn³³/ Chinese transliterations: yǐtuìwéijìn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ji⁵ teoi³ wai⁴ zeon³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yǐtuìwéijìn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yǐtuèiwéijìn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], i³-tʻui⁴-wei²-chin⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], yǐ-twèi-wéi-jìn [Mandarin, Yale, standard], yiitueyweijinn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], итуйвэйцзинь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], itujvɛjczinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], yíh teui wàih jeun [Cantonese, Yale], ji⁵ toey³ wai⁴ dzoen³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yi⁵ têu³ wei⁴ zên³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 以退为进
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 以退為進
  1. to retreat for the sake of advancing Tags: idiomatic
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    {
      "form": "以退为进",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "以退為進",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to retreat for the sake of advancing"
      ],
      "id": "en-以退為進-zh-phrase-zFzQIdLP",
      "links": [
        [
          "retreat",
          "retreat"
        ],
        [
          "advancing",
          "advance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐtuìwéijìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ teoi³ wai⁴ zeon³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐtuìwéijìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐtuèiwéijìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i³-tʻui⁴-wei²-chin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐ-twèi-wéi-jìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiitueyweijinn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "итуйвэйцзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "itujvɛjczinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíh teui wàih jeun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ toey³ wai⁴ dzoen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ têu³ wei⁴ zên³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ tʰɵy̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ t͡sɵn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ tʰɵy̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ t͡sɵn³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "以退為進"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "以退为进",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "以退為進",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 以",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 為",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 退",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 進",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to retreat for the sake of advancing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "retreat",
          "retreat"
        ],
        [
          "advancing",
          "advance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐtuìwéijìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ teoi³ wai⁴ zeon³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐtuìwéijìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐtuèiwéijìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i³-tʻui⁴-wei²-chin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐ-twèi-wéi-jìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiitueyweijinn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "итуйвэйцзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "itujvɛjczinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíh teui wàih jeun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ toey³ wai⁴ dzoen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ têu³ wei⁴ zên³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ tʰɵy̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ t͡sɵn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ tʰɵy̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ t͡sɵn³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "以退為進"
}

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