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 | ||
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trad. (精益求精) | 精 | 益 | 求 | 精 | |
simp. #(精益求精) | 精 | 益 | 求 | 精 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zing1 jik1 kau4 zing1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-ek-kiû-cheng
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- 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 (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ³³ iɪk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiu²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kiu¹³⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 精益求精
- to keep on improving; to constantly improve