急流勇退
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Chinese[edit]
rapid stream; rapid; torrent | |||
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trad. (急流勇退) | 急流 | 勇退 | |
simp. #(急流勇退) | 急流 | 勇退 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jílióuyǒngtuèi
- Wade–Giles: chi2-liu2-yung3-tʻui4
- Yale: jí-lyóu-yǔng-twèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyiliouyeongtuey
- Palladius: цзилююнтуй (cziljujuntuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gap1 lau4 jung5 teoi3
- Yale: gāp làuh yúhng teui
- Cantonese Pinyin: gap7 lau4 jung5 toey3
- Guangdong Romanization: geb1 leo4 yung5 têu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐp̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ jʊŋ¹³ tʰɵy̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
急流勇退
- withdrawing (receding, drawing back) while ahead (often so as to avoid disaster, etc.)