"靜觀其變" meaning in Chinese

See 靜觀其變 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɪŋ²² kuːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ piːn³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/, /t͡sɪŋ²² kuːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ piːn³³/ Chinese transliterations: jìngguānqíbiàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zing⁶ gun¹ kei⁴ bin³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], jìngguānqíbiàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jìngguancíbiàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ching⁴-kuan¹-chʻi²-pien⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jìng-gwān-chí-byàn [Mandarin, Yale], jinqguanchyibiann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзингуаньцибянь [Mandarin, Palladius], czinguanʹcibjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], jihng gūn kèih bin [Cantonese, Yale], dzing⁶ gun¹ kei⁴ bin³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], jing⁶ gun¹ kéi⁴ bin³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 靜觀其變
  1. wait and see; see which way the cat jumps; to delay taking action based on the outcome of something else. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-靜觀其變-zh-phrase-IpSUlsHT Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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        "wait and see; see which way the cat jumps; to delay taking action based on the outcome of something else."
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "jìngguānqíbiàn"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "zing⁶ gun¹ kei⁴ bin³"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ching⁴-kuan¹-chʻi²-pien⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìng-gwān-chí-byàn"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "jinqguanchyibiann"
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        "Palladius"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czinguanʹcibjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jihng gūn kèih bin"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzing⁶ gun¹ kei⁴ bin³"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jing⁶ gun¹ kéi⁴ bin³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɪŋ²² kuːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ piːn³³/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɪŋ²² kuːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ piːn³³/"
    }
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        "wait and see; see which way the cat jumps; to delay taking action based on the outcome of something else."
      ],
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        [
          "see",
          "see"
        ],
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          "see which way the cat jumps",
          "see which way the cat jumps"
        ]
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      "zh-pron": "jìngguānqíbiàn"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zing⁶ gun¹ kei⁴ bin³"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìngguānqíbiàn"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìngguancíbiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ching⁴-kuan¹-chʻi²-pien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìng-gwān-chí-byàn"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jinqguanchyibiann"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзингуаньцибянь"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czinguanʹcibjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jihng gūn kèih bin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzing⁶ gun¹ kei⁴ bin³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jing⁶ gun¹ kéi⁴ bin³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɪŋ²² kuːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ piːn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɪŋ²² kuːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ piːn³³/"
    }
  ],
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