欲擒故縱

Chinese

		desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	capture	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	even if; release; vertical
trad. (欲擒故縱)		欲	擒	故	縱
simp. (欲擒故纵)		欲	擒	故	纵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùqíngùzòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùqíngùzòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùcíngùzòng
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-chʻin²-ku⁴-tsung⁴
    • Yale: yù-chín-gù-dzùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhchynguhtzonq
    • Palladius: юйциньгуцзун (jujcinʹguczun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 欲擒故縱

1. to loosen the reins only to grasp them better

(deprecated template usage)