"一物降一物" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚² hɔːŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹/, /jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚² hɔːŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚²/ Chinese transliterations: yīwùxiángyīwù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧ ㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄧ ㄨˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jat¹ mat⁶ hong⁴ jat¹ mat⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yīwùxiángyīwù [Phonetic:yíwùxiángyíwù] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yiwùsiángyiwù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], i¹-wu⁴-hsiang²-i¹-wu⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yī-wù-syáng-yī-wù [Mandarin, Yale], iwuhshyangiwuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], иусянъиу [Mandarin, Palladius], iusjanʺiu [Mandarin, Palladius], yāt maht hòhng yāt maht [Cantonese, Yale], jat⁷ mat⁹ hong⁴ jat⁷ mat⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yed¹ med⁶ hong⁴ yed¹ med⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 一物降一物
  1. there is always one thing to conquer another; everything has its vanquisher Tags: idiomatic

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          "conquer",
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          "another",
          "another"
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          "everything",
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīwùxiángyīwù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄧ ㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat¹ mat⁶ hong⁴ jat¹ mat⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīwùxiángyīwù [Phonetic:yíwùxiángyíwù]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiwùsiángyiwù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-wu⁴-hsiang²-i¹-wu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-wù-syáng-yī-wù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iwuhshyangiwuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "иусянъиу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iusjanʺiu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yāt maht hòhng yāt maht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ mat⁹ hong⁴ jat⁷ mat⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ med⁶ hong⁴ yed¹ med⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚² hɔːŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yíwùxiángyíwù]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚² hɔːŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一物降一物"
}
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          "conquer",
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        ],
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          "another",
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        [
          "everything",
          "everything"
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      "zh-pron": "yīwùxiángyīwù"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄧ ㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat¹ mat⁶ hong⁴ jat¹ mat⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīwùxiángyīwù [Phonetic:yíwùxiángyíwù]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiwùsiángyiwù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-wu⁴-hsiang²-i¹-wu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-wù-syáng-yī-wù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iwuhshyangiwuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "иусянъиу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iusjanʺiu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yāt maht hòhng yāt maht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ mat⁹ hong⁴ jat⁷ mat⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ med⁶ hong⁴ yed¹ med⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚² hɔːŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yíwùxiángyíwù]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚² hɔːŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一物降一物"
}

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