揚長避短 in Chinese

IPA: /jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² tyːn³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² tyːn³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yángchángbìduǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], joeng⁴ coeng⁴ bei⁶ dyun² [Cantonese, Jyutping], yángchángbìduǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yángchángbìduǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yang²-chʻang²-pi⁴-tuan³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yáng-cháng-bì-dwǎn [Mandarin, Yale], yangcharngbihdoan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], янчанбидуань [Mandarin, Palladius], jančanbiduanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], yèuhng chèuhng beih dyún [Cantonese, Yale], joeng⁴ tsoeng⁴ bei⁶ dyn² [Cantonese, Pinyin], yêng⁴ cêng⁴ béi⁶ dün² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 揚長避短

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      "zh-pron": "yángchángbìduǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "yang²-chʻang²-pi⁴-tuan³"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ"
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"揚長避短" meaning in Chinese

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