"欲擒故縱" meaning in Chinese

See 欲擒故縱 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jʊk̚² kʰɐm²¹ kuː³³ t͡sʊŋ³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹/, /jʊk̚² kʰɐm²¹ kuː³³ t͡sʊŋ³³/ Chinese transliterations: yùqíngùzòng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], juk⁶ kam⁴ gu³ zung³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yùqíngùzòng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yùcíngùzòng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], yü⁴-chʻin²-ku⁴-tsung⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], yù-chín-gù-dzùng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], yuhchynguhtzonq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], юйциньгуцзун [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], jujcinʹguczun [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], yuhk kàhm gu jung [Cantonese, Yale], juk⁹ kam⁴ gu³ dzung³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yug⁶ kem⁴ gu³ zung³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 欲擒故纵
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 欲擒故縱
  1. to loosen the reins in order to grasp them better Tags: idiomatic
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Thirty-Six Stratagems",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to loosen the reins in order to grasp them better"
      ],
      "id": "en-欲擒故縱-zh-phrase-cmqSEgxn",
      "links": [
        [
          "loosen",
          "loosen"
        ],
        [
          "reins",
          "reins"
        ],
        [
          "grasp",
          "grasp"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùqíngùzòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "juk⁶ kam⁴ gu³ zung³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùqíngùzòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùcíngùzòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yü⁴-chʻin²-ku⁴-tsung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yù-chín-gù-dzùng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuhchynguhtzonq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "юйциньгуцзун"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jujcinʹguczun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuhk kàhm gu jung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "juk⁹ kam⁴ gu³ dzung³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yug⁶ kem⁴ gu³ zung³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊk̚² kʰɐm²¹ kuː³³ t͡sʊŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊk̚² kʰɐm²¹ kuː³³ t͡sʊŋ³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "欲擒故縱"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "欲擒故纵",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "欲擒故縱",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 擒",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 故",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 欲",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 縱",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Thirty-Six Stratagems"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to loosen the reins in order to grasp them better"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "loosen",
          "loosen"
        ],
        [
          "reins",
          "reins"
        ],
        [
          "grasp",
          "grasp"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùqíngùzòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "juk⁶ kam⁴ gu³ zung³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùqíngùzòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùcíngùzòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yü⁴-chʻin²-ku⁴-tsung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yù-chín-gù-dzùng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuhchynguhtzonq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "юйциньгуцзун"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jujcinʹguczun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuhk kàhm gu jung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "juk⁹ kam⁴ gu³ dzung³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yug⁶ kem⁴ gu³ zung³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊk̚² kʰɐm²¹ kuː³³ t͡sʊŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊk̚² kʰɐm²¹ kuː³³ t͡sʊŋ³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "欲擒故縱"
}

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