小人得志 in Chinese

IPA: /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /siːu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/, /siːu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ tɐk̚⁵ t͡siː³³/ Chinese transliterations: xiǎoréndézhì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], siu² jan⁴ dak¹ zi³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], xiǎoréndézhì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], siǎoréndéjhìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsiao³-jên²-tê²-chih⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syǎu-rén-dé-jr̀ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], sheaurenderjyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сяожэньдэчжи [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sjaožɛnʹdɛčži [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], síu yàhn dāk ji [Cantonese, Yale], siu² jan⁴ dak⁷ dzi³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xiu² yen⁴ deg¹ ji³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 小人得志

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"小人得志" meaning in Chinese

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