"退一步海闊天空" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɵy̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ pou̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ fuːt̚³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/, /tʰɵy̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ pou̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ fuːt̚³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: tuì yī bù hǎikuòtiānkōng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], teoi³ jat¹ bou⁶ hoi² fut³ tin¹ hung¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tuì yī bù hǎikuòtiānkōng [Phonetic:tuì yí bù hǎikuòtiānkōng] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tuèi yi bù hǎikuòtiankong [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻui⁴ i¹ pu⁴ hai³-kʻuo⁴-tʻien¹-kʻung¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], twèi yī bù hǎi-kwò-tyān-kūng [Mandarin, Yale], tuey i buh haekuohtiankong [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], туй и бу хайкотянькун [Mandarin, Palladius], tuj i bu xajkotjanʹkun [Mandarin, Palladius], teui yāt bouh hói fut tīn hūng [Cantonese, Yale], toey³ jat⁷ bou⁶ hoi² fut⁸ tin¹ hung¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], têu³ yed¹ bou⁶ hoi² fud³ tin¹ hung¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 退一步海闊天空
  1. Yielding (taking a step back) to someone else may make life much easier.

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      "ipa": "/tʰɵy̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ pou̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ fuːt̚³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵/"
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