四兩撥千斤 in Chinese

IPA: /sz̩⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sei̯³³ lœːŋ¹³⁻³⁵ puːt̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sz̩⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/, /sei̯³³ lœːŋ¹³⁻³⁵ puːt̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: sìliǎngbōqiānjīn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄛㄑㄧㄢㄐㄧㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sei³ loeng⁵⁻² but⁶ cin¹ gan¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sìliǎngbōqiānjīn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sìhliǎngbocianjin [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ssŭ⁴-liang³-po¹-chʻien¹-chin¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sz̀-lyǎng-bwō-chyān-jīn [Mandarin, Yale], syhleangbochianjin [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сылянбоцяньцзинь [Mandarin, Palladius], syljanbocjanʹczinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], sei léung buht chīn gān [Cantonese, Yale], sei³ loeng⁵⁻² but⁹ tsin¹ gan¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], séi³ lêng⁵⁻² bud⁶ qin¹ gen¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 四两拨千斤 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 四兩撥千斤

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  "literal_meaning": "fourounces yields 1000 catties",
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      "zh-pron": "sei³ loeng⁵⁻² but⁶ cin¹ gan¹"
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      "zh-pron": "sz̀-lyǎng-bwō-chyān-jīn"
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      "zh-pron": "syhleangbochianjin"
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      "zh-pron": "сылянбоцяньцзинь"
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      "zh-pron": "syljanbocjanʹczinʹ"
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      "zh-pron": "sei³ loeng⁵⁻² but⁹ tsin¹ gan¹"
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      "zh-pron": "séi³ lêng⁵⁻² bud⁶ qin¹ gen¹"
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      "ipa": "/sei̯³³ lœːŋ¹³⁻³⁵ puːt̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "sei³ loeng⁵⁻² but⁶ cin¹ gan¹"
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      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "sei³ loeng⁵⁻² but⁹ tsin¹ gan¹"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "séi³ lêng⁵⁻² bud⁶ qin¹ gen¹"
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      "ipa": "/sei̯³³ lœːŋ¹³⁻³⁵ puːt̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/",
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"四兩撥千斤" meaning in Chinese

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