See 百尺竿頭，更進一步 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "Literally: Even a 100 foot stalk of bamboo can progress one more step.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "百尺竿头，更进一步",
"raw_tags": [
"simp. ("
]
},
{
"form": "百尺竿頭更進一步",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Traditional-Chinese"
]
},
{
"form": "百尺竿头更进一步",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Simplified-Chinese"
]
}
],
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{
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},
"expansion": "百尺竿頭，更進一步",
"name": "head"
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],
"lang": "Chinese",
"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "proverb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Cantonese proverbs",
"parents": [],
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},
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},
{
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Mandarin proverbs",
"parents": [],
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the second tone",
"parents": [],
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Even though one has reached great heights of success, one should still strive to improve oneself."
],
"id": "en-百尺竿頭，更進一步-zh-proverb-fcEmsxcg"
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bǎi chǐ gāntóu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "gèng jìn yībù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄞˇ ㄔˇ ㄍㄢ ㄊㄡˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄍㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "baak³ cek³ gon¹ tau⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "gang³ zeon³ jat¹ bou⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bǎi chǐ gāntóu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "gèng jìn yībù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin",
"phonetic"
],
"zh_pron": "báichǐgāntóu,gèngjìnyíbù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄞˇ ㄔˇ ㄍㄢ ㄊㄡˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄍㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bǎi chǐh gantóu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "gèng jìn yibù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "pai³ chʻih³ kan¹-tʻou²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "kêng⁴ chin⁴ i¹-pu⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "bǎi chř gān-tóu-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "gèng jìn yī-bù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "bae chyy gantour"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "genq jinn ibuh"
},
{
"roman": "baj či ganʹtou, gɛn czinʹ ibu",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "бай чи ганьтоу"
},
{
"roman": "baj či ganʹtou, gɛn czinʹ ibu",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "гэн цзинь ибу"
},
{
"ipa": "/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ kän⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ kɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "baak³ cek³ gon¹ tau⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "gang³ zeon³ jat¹ bou⁶"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "baak chek gōn tàuh"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "gang jeun yāt bouh"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "baak⁸ tsek⁸ gon¹ tau⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "gang³ dzoen³ jat⁷ bou⁶"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "bag³ cég³ gon¹ teo⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "geng³ zên³ yed¹ bou⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/paːk̚³ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ kɔːn⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɐŋ³³ t͡sɵn³³ jɐt̚⁵ pou̯²²/",
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
}
],
"word": "百尺竿頭，更進一步"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Literally: Even a 100 foot stalk of bamboo can progress one more step.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "百尺竿头，更进一步",
"raw_tags": [
"simp. ("
]
},
{
"form": "百尺竿頭更進一步",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Traditional-Chinese"
]
},
{
"form": "百尺竿头更进一步",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Simplified-Chinese"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "zh",
"2": "proverb"
},
"expansion": "百尺竿頭，更進一步",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Chinese",
"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "proverb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Cantonese lemmas",
"Cantonese proverbs",
"Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese proverbs",
"Chinese terms spelled with 一",
"Chinese terms spelled with 尺",
"Chinese terms spelled with 更",
"Chinese terms spelled with 步",
"Chinese terms spelled with 百",
"Chinese terms spelled with 竿",
"Chinese terms spelled with 進",
"Chinese terms spelled with 頭",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Mandarin lemmas",
"Mandarin proverbs",
"Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the second tone",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"Even though one has reached great heights of success, one should still strive to improve oneself."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bǎi chǐ gāntóu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "gèng jìn yībù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄞˇ ㄔˇ ㄍㄢ ㄊㄡˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄍㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "baak³ cek³ gon¹ tau⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "gang³ zeon³ jat¹ bou⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bǎi chǐ gāntóu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "gèng jìn yībù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin",
"phonetic"
],
"zh_pron": "báichǐgāntóu,gèngjìnyíbù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄞˇ ㄔˇ ㄍㄢ ㄊㄡˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄍㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bǎi chǐh gantóu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "gèng jìn yibù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "pai³ chʻih³ kan¹-tʻou²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "kêng⁴ chin⁴ i¹-pu⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "bǎi chř gān-tóu-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "gèng jìn yī-bù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "bae chyy gantour"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "genq jinn ibuh"
},
{
"roman": "baj či ganʹtou, gɛn czinʹ ibu",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "бай чи ганьтоу"
},
{
"roman": "baj či ganʹtou, gɛn czinʹ ibu",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "гэн цзинь ибу"
},
{
"ipa": "/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ kän⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ kɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "baak³ cek³ gon¹ tau⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "gang³ zeon³ jat¹ bou⁶"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "baak chek gōn tàuh"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "gang jeun yāt bouh"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "baak⁸ tsek⁸ gon¹ tau⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "gang³ dzoen³ jat⁷ bou⁶"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "bag³ cég³ gon¹ teo⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "geng³ zên³ yed¹ bou⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/paːk̚³ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ kɔːn⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɐŋ³³ t͡sɵn³³ jɐt̚⁵ pou̯²²/",
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
}
],
"word": "百尺竿頭，更進一步"
}
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