See 退而求其次 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"to settle for the second best"
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"zh-pron": "tuì'érqiúqícì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "teoi³ ji⁴ kau⁴ kei⁴ ci³"
},
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"zh-pron": "tuì'érqiúqícì"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "tuèi-ércióucícìh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "tʻui⁴-êrh²-chʻiu²-chʻi²-tzʻŭ⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "twèi-ér-chyóu-chí-tsz̀"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tueyerlchyouchyitsyh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "туйэрцюцицы"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "tujɛrcjucicy"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/",
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"zh-pron": "teui yìh kàuh kèih chi"
},
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"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "toey³ ji⁴ kau⁴ kei⁴ tsi³"
},
{
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"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "têu³ yi⁴ keo⁴ kéi⁴ qi³"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɵy̯³³ jiː²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/",
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"Sinological-IPA"
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{
"ipa": "/tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɵy̯³³ jiː²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/"
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"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ"
},
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"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
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],
"zh-pron": "tuì'érqiúqícì"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tuèi-ércióucícìh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "tʻui⁴-êrh²-chʻiu²-chʻi²-tzʻŭ⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "twèi-ér-chyóu-chí-tsz̀"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tueyerlchyouchyitsyh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "туйэрцюцицы"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "tujɛrcjucicy"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/",
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"zh-pron": "teui yìh kàuh kèih chi"
},
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"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
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},
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
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},
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"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
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"ipa": "/tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/"
},
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"ipa": "/tʰɵy̯³³ jiː²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/"
}
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Download raw JSONL data for 退而求其次 meaning in Chinese (2.2kB)
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