"一山還有一山高" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐt̚⁵ saːn⁵⁵ waːn²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jɐt̚⁵ saːn⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/, /jɐt̚⁵ saːn⁵⁵ waːn²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jɐt̚⁵ saːn⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yī shān háiyǒu yī shān gāo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄠ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jat¹ saan¹ waan⁴ jau⁵ jat¹ saan¹ gou¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yī shān háiyǒu yī shān gāo [Phonetic:yì shān háiyǒu yì shān gāo] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yi shan háiyǒu yi shan gao [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], i¹ shan¹ hai²-yu³ i¹ shan¹ kao¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yī shān hái-yǒu yī shān gāu [Mandarin, Yale], i shan hairyeou i shan gau [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], и шань хайю и шань гао [Mandarin, Palladius], i šanʹ xajju i šanʹ gao [Mandarin, Palladius], yāt sāan wàahn yáuh yāt sāan gōu [Cantonese, Yale], jat⁷ saan¹ waan⁴ jau⁵ jat⁷ saan¹ gou¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yed¹ san¹ wan⁴ yeo⁵ yed¹ san¹ gou¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 一山還有一山高
  1. There is always someone or something that is better. / Do not be smug about your achievements. Synonyms: 一山更比一山高, 一山更有一山高 Related terms (Vietnamese): núi cao còn có núi cao hơn

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      "zh-pron": "i shan hairyeou i shan gau"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄠ"
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      "zh-pron": "и шань хайю и шань гао"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "i šanʹ xajju i šanʹ gao"
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      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/",
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        "Pinyin"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "yed¹ san¹ wan⁴ yeo⁵ yed¹ san¹ gou¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ saːn⁵⁵ waːn²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jɐt̚⁵ saːn⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ saːn⁵⁵ waːn²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jɐt̚⁵ saːn⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/"
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "一山更比一山高"
    },
    {
      "word": "一山更有一山高"
    }
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  "word": "一山還有一山高"
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