"切磋琢磨" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰiːt̚³ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ tœːk̚³ mɔː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/, /t͡sʰiːt̚³ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ tœːk̚³ mɔː²¹/ Chinese transliterations: qiēcuōzhuómó [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧㄝ ㄘㄨㄛ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cit³ co¹ doek³ mo⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], qiēcuōzhuómó [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ciecuojhuómó [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻieh¹-tsʻo¹-cho²-mo² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chyē-tswō-jwó-mwó [Mandarin, Yale], chietsuojwomo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цецочжомо [Mandarin, Palladius], cecočžomo [Mandarin, Palladius], chit chō deuk mòh [Cantonese, Yale], tsit⁸ tso¹ doek⁸ mo⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], qid³ co¹ dêg³ mo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From the Classic of Poetry, poem 55 (《詩經·衞風·淇奧》): : 瞻彼淇奧，綠竹猗猗。 有匪君子，如切如磋，如琢如磨。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]瞻彼淇奥，绿竹猗猗。 有匪君子，如切如磋，如琢如磨。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Zhān bǐ Qí yù, lǜ zhú yīyī. Yǒu fěi jūnzǐ, rú qiē rú cuō, rú zhuó rú mó. [Pinyin] Look at those recesses in the banks of the Qi [river], with their green bamboos, so fresh and luxuriant! There is our elegant and accomplished prince, as from the knife and the file, as from the chisel and the polisher! Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《詩經·衞風·淇奧》)}} (《詩經·衞風·淇奧》), {{zh-x|瞻 彼 ^淇 奧{yù}，綠 竹 猗-猗。 有 匪 君子，如 切{qiē} 如 磋，如 琢 如 磨。|Look at those recesses in the banks of the Qi 􂀿river􂁀, with their green bamboos, so fresh and luxuriant! There is our elegant and accomplished prince, as from the knife and the file, as from the chisel and the polisher!|collapsed=y|ref=Shijing}} 瞻彼淇奧，綠竹猗猗。 有匪君子，如切如磋，如琢如磨。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]瞻彼淇奥，绿竹猗猗。 有匪君子，如切如磋，如琢如磨。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Zhān bǐ Qí yù, lǜ zhú yīyī. Yǒu fěi jūnzǐ, rú qiē rú cuō, rú zhuó rú mó. [Pinyin] Look at those recesses in the banks of the Qi [river], with their green bamboos, so fresh and luxuriant! There is our elegant and accomplished prince, as from the knife and the file, as from the chisel and the polisher! Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 切磋琢磨
  1. (original meaning) to carve and polish (bones, horns, ivory and jade) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-切磋琢磨-zh-phrase-bDAczdPO
  2. (figurative) to learn by exchanging ideas and experiences; friendly competition; improvement by learning from others Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-切磋琢磨-zh-phrase-UASS9GHf Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese entries with language name categories using raw markup, Chinese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 83 Disambiguation of Chinese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 81

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        "2": "Look at those recesses in the banks of the Qi 􂀿river􂁀, with their green bamboos, so fresh and luxuriant!\nThere is our elegant and accomplished prince, as from the knife and the file, as from the chisel and the polisher!",
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      "expansion": "瞻彼淇奧，綠竹猗猗。\n有匪君子，如切如磋，如琢如磨。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]瞻彼淇奥，绿竹猗猗。\n有匪君子，如切如磋，如琢如磨。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nZhān bǐ Qí yù, lǜ zhú yīyī.\nYǒu fěi jūnzǐ, rú qiē rú cuō, rú zhuó rú mó. [Pinyin]\nLook at those recesses in the banks of the Qi [river], with their green bamboos, so fresh and luxuriant!\nThere is our elegant and accomplished prince, as from the knife and the file, as from the chisel and the polisher!",
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        "2": "Look at those recesses in the banks of the Qi 􂀿river􂁀, with their green bamboos, so fresh and luxuriant!\nThere is our elegant and accomplished prince, as from the knife and the file, as from the chisel and the polisher!",
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/"
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