委曲求全
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Chinese[edit]
to demand perfection; to try to bring to completion | |||
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trad. (委曲求全) | 委曲 | 求全 | |
simp. #(委曲求全) | 委曲 | 求全 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄩ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wěicyucióucyuán
- Wade–Giles: wei3-chʻü1-chʻiu2-chʻüan2
- Yale: wěi-chyū-chyóu-chywán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeichiuchyouchyuan
- Palladius: вэйцюйцюцюань (vɛjcjujcjucjuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai2 kuk1 kau4 cyun4
- Yale: wái kūk kàuh chyùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai2 kuk7 kau4 tsyn4
- Guangdong Romanization: wei2 kug1 keo4 qun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯³⁵ kʰʊk̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
委曲求全
- stoop to compromise; accept a compromise; compromise out of consideration for the general interest