由點到面 in Chinese

IPA: /joʊ̯³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /joʊ̯³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: yóu diǎn dào miàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], yóu diǎn dào miàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yóu diǎn dào miàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], yu² tien³ tao⁴ mien⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], yóu dyǎn dàu myàn [Mandarin, Yale, standard], you dean daw miann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], ю дянь дао мянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], ju djanʹ dao mjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 由点到面 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally: from (a single) point to (the whole) plain Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 由點到面

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{
  "etymology_text": "Literally: from (a single) point to (the whole) plain",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "由点到面",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "由點到面",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to expand out from one point"
      ],
      "id": "en-由點到面-zh-phrase-6yYJ2y7r",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu diǎn dào miàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu diǎn dào miàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu diǎn dào miàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yu² tien³ tao⁴ mien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu dyǎn dàu myàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "you dean daw miann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ю дянь дао мянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju djanʹ dao mjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "由點到面"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "Literally: from (a single) point to (the whole) plain",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "由点到面",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "由點到面",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 到",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 由",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 面",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 點",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to expand out from one point"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu diǎn dào miàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu diǎn dào miàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu diǎn dào miàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yu² tien³ tao⁴ mien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu dyǎn dàu myàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "you dean daw miann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ю дянь дао мянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju djanʹ dao mjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "由點到面"
}

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"由點到面" meaning in Chinese

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