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"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "phrase",
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"glosses": [
"to be extremely greedy; give them an inch and they'll take a mile"
],
"id": "en-得寸進尺-zh-phrase-kdtT9zri",
"links": [
[
"greedy",
"greedy"
],
[
"give them an inch and they'll take a mile",
"give them an inch and they'll take a mile"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "軟塗深掘"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "软涂深掘"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "décùnjìnchǐ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "dak¹ cyun³ zeon³ cek³"
},
{
"zh-pron": "tek-chhùn-chìn-chhioh"
},
{
"zh-pron": "tit-chhùn-chìn-chhioh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "décùnjìnchǐ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "décùnjìnchǐh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "tê²-tsʻun⁴-chin⁴-chʻih³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "dé-tswùn-jìn-chř"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "dertsuennjinnchyy"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "дэцуньцзиньчи"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "dɛcunʹczinʹči"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɤ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "dāk chyun jeun chek"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dak⁷ tsyn³ dzoen³ tsek⁸"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "deg¹ qun³ zên³ cég³"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ t͡sɵn³³ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "tek-chhùn-chìn-chhioh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tik-tshùn-tsìn-tshioh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "dekzhuoncienchioiq"
},
{
"ipa": "/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɤʔ³²/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "tit-chhùn-chìn-chhioh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tit-tshùn-tsìn-tshioh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "ditzhuoncienchioiq"
},
{
"ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɤʔ³²/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tɤ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ t͡sɵn³³ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɤʔ³²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɤʔ³²/"
}
],
"word": "得寸進尺"
}
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"pos": "phrase",
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"glosses": [
"to be extremely greedy; give them an inch and they'll take a mile"
],
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[
"greedy",
"greedy"
],
[
"give them an inch and they'll take a mile",
"give them an inch and they'll take a mile"
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "décùnjìnchǐ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "dak¹ cyun³ zeon³ cek³"
},
{
"zh-pron": "tek-chhùn-chìn-chhioh"
},
{
"zh-pron": "tit-chhùn-chìn-chhioh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "décùnjìnchǐ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "décùnjìnchǐh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "tê²-tsʻun⁴-chin⁴-chʻih³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "dé-tswùn-jìn-chř"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "dertsuennjinnchyy"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "дэцуньцзиньчи"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "dɛcunʹczinʹči"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɤ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "dāk chyun jeun chek"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dak⁷ tsyn³ dzoen³ tsek⁸"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "deg¹ qun³ zên³ cég³"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ t͡sɵn³³ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "tek-chhùn-chìn-chhioh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tik-tshùn-tsìn-tshioh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "dekzhuoncienchioiq"
},
{
"ipa": "/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɤʔ³²/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "tit-chhùn-chìn-chhioh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tit-tshùn-tsìn-tshioh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "ditzhuoncienchioiq"
},
{
"ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɤʔ³²/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tɤ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ t͡sɵn³³ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɤʔ³²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɤʔ³²/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "軟塗深掘"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "软涂深掘"
}
],
"word": "得寸進尺"
}
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