"無所不用其極" meaning in Chinese

See 無所不用其極 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ²² kʰei̯²¹ kɪk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/, /mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ²² kʰei̯²¹ kɪk̚²/ Chinese transliterations: wú suǒ bùyòng qí jí [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mou⁴ so² bat¹ jung⁶ kei⁴ gik⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wú suǒ bùyòng qí jí [Phonetic:wú suǒ búyòng qí jí] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wú suǒ bùyòng cí jí [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu² so³ pu⁴-yung⁴ chʻi² chi² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wú swǒ bù-yùng chí jí [Mandarin, Yale], wu suoo buyonq chyi jyi [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], у со буюн ци цзи [Mandarin, Palladius], u so bujun ci czi [Mandarin, Palladius], mòuh só bāt yuhng kèih gihk [Cantonese, Yale], mou⁴ so² bat⁷ jung⁶ kei⁴ gik⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mou⁴ so² bed¹ yung⁶ kéi⁴ gig⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 无所不用其极
Etymology: From the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites: : It has later become a derogatory term. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《大學》)}} (《大學》), {{lang|zh|(《康誥》)}} (《康誥》) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 無所不用其極
  1. (usually disapproving) to resort to every conceivable means; to stop at nothing; to go to any length Wikipedia link: Book of Rites, Classic of Poetry, Tang of Shang Tags: disapproving, idiomatic, usually
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "mòuh só bāt yuhng kèih gihk"
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      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ so² bed¹ yung⁶ kéi⁴ gig⁶"
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