精益求精

Chinese

		energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient	benefit; increase	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
trad. (精益求精)		精	益	求	精
simp. #(精益求精)		精	益	求	精

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngyìqiújīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ jik¹ kau⁴ zing¹

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-ek-kiû-cheng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zêng¹ iah⁴ kiu⁵ zêng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngyìqiújīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingyìcióujing
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-i⁴-chʻiu²-ching¹
    • Yale: jīng-yì-chyóu-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingyihchyoujing
    • Palladius: цзинъицюцзин (czinʺicjuczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing¹ jik¹ kau⁴ zing¹
    • Yale: jīng yīk kàuh jīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ jik⁷ kau⁴ dzing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ yig¹ keo⁴ jing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-ek-kiû-cheng
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-ik-kiû-tsing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeng'ekkiuzefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zêng¹ iah⁴ kiu⁵ zêng¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tseng iah khiû tseng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ iaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰiu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡seŋ³³/

Idiom

精益求精

1. to keep on improving; to constantly improve