"相得益彰" meaning in Chinese

See 相得益彰 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jɪk̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tit̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan, Taipei], /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tit̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan, Taipei], /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/, /sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jɪk̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/, /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/, /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tit̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/, /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tit̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: xiāngdéyìzhāng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄤ [Mandarin, bopomofo], soeng¹ dak¹ jik¹ zoeng¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], siong-tek-ek-chiong, siong-tit-ek-chiong, siang-tit-ek-chiong, xiāngdéyìzhāng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄤ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], siangdéyìjhang [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsiang¹-tê²-i⁴-chang¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syāng-dé-yì-jāng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shiangderyihjang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сяндэичжан [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sjandɛičžan [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sēung dāk yīk jēung [Cantonese, Yale], soeng¹ dak⁷ jik⁷ dzoeng¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sêng¹ deg¹ yig¹ zêng¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], siong-tek-ek-chiong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], siong-tik-ik-tsiong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], siongdek'ekciofng [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], siong-tit-ek-chiong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], siong-tit-ik-tsiong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], siongdit'ekciofng [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], siang-tit-ek-chiong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], siang-tit-ik-tsiong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], siangdit'ekciofng [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Etymology: Based on a passage in Records of the Grand Historian [circa 2nd century AD]. Etymology templates: {{defdate|circa 2nd century AD}} [circa 2nd century AD] Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 相得益彰
  1. to help and complement each other so both can hone their talents better Wikipedia link: Records of the Grand Historian Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-相得益彰-zh-phrase-iKzKmfrU Categories (other): Cantonese chengyu, Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Hokkien chengyu, Mandarin chengyu, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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        "Xiamen"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siangdit'ekciofng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tit̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/ siong-tit-ek-chiong /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jɪk̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tit̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tit̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "相得益彰"
}

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