"缺一不可" meaning in Chinese

See 缺一不可 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ 不ke²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kʰyːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ 不ke²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /kʰyːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: quēyībùkě [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄩㄝ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], kyut³ jat¹ bat¹ ho² [Cantonese, Jyutping], quēyībùkě [Phonetic:quēyìbùkě] [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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      },
      "expansion": "缺一不可",
      "name": "head"
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the fourth tone",
          "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 [Phonetic:quēyìbùkě]"
    },
    {
      "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 i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ 不ke²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: quēyìbùkě]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ 不ke²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰyːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "缺一不可"
}
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      },
      "expansion": "缺一不可",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Cantonese idioms",
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        "Chinese lemmas",
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        "Mandarin four-character idioms",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the fourth tone"
      ],
      "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 [Phonetic:quēyìbùkě]"
    },
    {
      "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 i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ 不ke²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: quēyìbùkě]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ 不ke²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰyːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "缺一不可"
}

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