"缺一不可" meaning in Chinese

See 缺一不可 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kʰyːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /kʰyːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: quēyībùkě [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄩㄝ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], kyut³ jat¹ bat¹ ho² [Cantonese, Jyutping], quēyībùkě [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], cyueyibùkě [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻüeh¹-i¹-pu⁴-kʻo³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chywē-yī-bù-kě [Mandarin, Yale], chiueibukee [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цюэибукэ [Mandarin, Palladius], cjueibukɛ [Mandarin, Palladius], kyut yāt bāt hó [Cantonese, Yale], kyt⁸ jat⁷ bat⁷ ho² [Cantonese, Pinyin], küd³ yed¹ bed¹ ho² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 缺一不可
  1. not a single one is dispensable; none can be absent Tags: idiomatic
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "缺一不可",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin words containing 一 not undergoing tone sandhi",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "not a single one is dispensable; none can be absent"
      ],
      "id": "en-缺一不可-zh-phrase-s2Xu9UoU",
      "links": [
        [
          "single",
          "single"
        ],
        [
          "dispensable",
          "dispensable"
        ],
        [
          "absent",
          "absent"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "quēyībùkě"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄩㄝ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kyut³ jat¹ bat¹ ho²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "quēyībùkě"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cyueyibùkě"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻüeh¹-i¹-pu⁴-kʻo³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chywē-yī-bù-kě"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiueibukee"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цюэибукэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjueibukɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kyut yāt bāt hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kyt⁸ jat⁷ bat⁷ ho²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "küd³ yed¹ bed¹ ho²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰyːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰyːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "缺一不可"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "缺一不可",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 一",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 可",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 缺",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin words containing 一 not undergoing tone sandhi",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "not a single one is dispensable; none can be absent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "single",
          "single"
        ],
        [
          "dispensable",
          "dispensable"
        ],
        [
          "absent",
          "absent"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "quēyībùkě"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄩㄝ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kyut³ jat¹ bat¹ ho²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "quēyībùkě"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cyueyibùkě"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻüeh¹-i¹-pu⁴-kʻo³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chywē-yī-bù-kě"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiueibukee"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цюэибукэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjueibukɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kyut yāt bāt hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kyt⁸ jat⁷ bat⁷ ho²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "küd³ yed¹ bed¹ ho²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰyːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰyːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "缺一不可"
}

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