"老謀深算" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ moʊ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ su̯än⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /lou̯¹³ mɐu̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ syːn³³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 老谋深算 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 老謀深算
  1. experienced and astute; circumspect and far-seeing; scheming and calculating Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 老瓜宿蒂 [Hokkien], 老瓜宿子
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "rigorous scheme and deep foresight",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "experienced and astute; circumspect and far-seeing; scheming and calculating"
      ],
      "id": "en-老謀深算-zh-phrase-6dR6ZNwX",
      "links": [
        [
          "experienced",
          "experienced"
        ],
        [
          "astute",
          "astute"
        ],
        [
          "circumspect",
          "circumspect"
        ],
        [
          "far-seeing",
          "far-seeing"
        ],
        [
          "scheming",
          "scheming"
        ],
        [
          "calculating",
          "calculating"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "老瓜宿蒂"
        },
        {
          "word": "老瓜宿子"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lǎomóushēnsuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lou⁵ mau⁴ sam¹ syun³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lǎomóushēnsuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lǎomóushensuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lao³-mou²-shên¹-suan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lǎu-móu-shēn-swàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "laomoushensuann"
    },
    {
      "roman": "laomoušɛnʹsuanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "лаомоушэньсуань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ moʊ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ su̯än⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lou⁵ mau⁴ sam¹ syun³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lóuh màuh sām syun"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lou⁵ mau⁴ sam¹ syn³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lou⁵ meo⁴ sem¹ xun³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ mɐu̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ syːn³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "老謀深算"
}
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      "form": "老谋深算",
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        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "老謀深算",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "rigorous scheme and deep foresight",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 深",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 算",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 老",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 謀",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "experienced and astute; circumspect and far-seeing; scheming and calculating"
      ],
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          "experienced",
          "experienced"
        ],
        [
          "astute",
          "astute"
        ],
        [
          "circumspect",
          "circumspect"
        ],
        [
          "far-seeing",
          "far-seeing"
        ],
        [
          "scheming",
          "scheming"
        ],
        [
          "calculating",
          "calculating"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lǎomóushēnsuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lou⁵ mau⁴ sam¹ syun³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lǎomóushēnsuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lǎomóushensuàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lao³-mou²-shên¹-suan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lǎu-móu-shēn-swàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "laomoushensuann"
    },
    {
      "roman": "laomoušɛnʹsuanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "лаомоушэньсуань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ moʊ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ su̯än⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lou⁵ mau⁴ sam¹ syun³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lóuh màuh sām syun"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lou⁵ mau⁴ sam¹ syn³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lou⁵ meo⁴ sem¹ xun³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ mɐu̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ syːn³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "老瓜宿蒂"
    },
    {
      "word": "老瓜宿子"
    }
  ],
  "word": "老謀深算"
}

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