"得來不易" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /tɤ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tɐk̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ i²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /tit̚³²⁻⁵ lai¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ i²²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /tɤ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/, /tɐk̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/, /tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ i²²/, /tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/, /tit̚³²⁻⁵ lai¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ i²²/, /tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/, /tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/ Chinese transliterations: déláibùyì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], dak¹ loi⁴ bat¹ ji⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tit-lâi-put-ī, déláibùyì [Phonetic:déláibúyì] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], déláibùyì [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tê²-lai²-pu⁴-i⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dé-lái-bù-yì [Mandarin, Yale], derlaibuyih [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], дэлайбуи [Mandarin, Palladius], dɛlajbui [Mandarin, Palladius], dāk lòih bāt yih [Cantonese, Yale], dak⁷ loi⁴ bat⁷ ji⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], deg¹ loi⁴ bed¹ yi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tit-lâi-put-ī [Hokkien, POJ], tit-lâi-put-ī [Hokkien, Tai-lo], ditlai'put'i [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 得來不易
  1. hard-earned; to have been obtained with a great deal of effort Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-得來不易-zh-phrase-HNrdDUg8 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi

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      "zh-pron": "déláibùyì"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "dak¹ loi⁴ bat¹ ji⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "tit-lâi-put-ī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "déláibùyì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tê²-lai²-pu⁴-i⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dé-lái-bù-yì"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "derlaibuyih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дэлайбуи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dɛlajbui"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɤ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dāk lòih bāt yih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dak⁷ loi⁴ bat⁷ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "deg¹ loi⁴ bed¹ yi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɐk̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tit-lâi-put-ī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tit-lâi-put-ī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ditlai'put'i"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ i²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁵ lai¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ i²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: déláibúyì]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɤ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɐk̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ i²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁵ lai¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ i²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "得來不易"
}
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        "hard-earned; to have been obtained with a great deal of effort"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "déláibùyì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tê²-lai²-pu⁴-i⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    },
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дэлайбуи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dɛlajbui"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɤ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dāk lòih bāt yih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dak⁷ loi⁴ bat⁷ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "deg¹ loi⁴ bed¹ yi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɐk̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tit-lâi-put-ī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tit-lâi-put-ī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ditlai'put'i"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ i²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁵ lai¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ i²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: déláibúyì]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɤ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɐk̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ i²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁵ lai¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ i²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "得來不易"
}

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