退步
Chinese
retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw |
a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process | ||
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trad. (退步) | 退 | 步 | |
simp. #(退步) | 退 | 步 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi3 bou6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thèr-pō͘ / thè-pō͘ / thòe-pō͘
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tuèibù
- Wade–Giles: tʻui4-pu4
- Yale: twèi-bù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueybuh
- Palladius: туйбу (tujbu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: teoi3 bou6
- Yale: teui bouh
- Cantonese Pinyin: toey3 bou6
- Guangdong Romanization: têu3 bou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɵy̯³³ pou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Verb
退步
- to regress; to fall behind
- to step back; to move back
- to relent; to give in; to yield; to compromise; to concede
Synonyms
- (to regress): 落後/落后 (luòhòu), (mainland China) 滯後/滞后 (zhìhòu)
- (to step back): 後退/后退 (hòutuì)
- (to relent):
Antonyms
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 退步
- escape route; route of retreat; way out
- leeway; room (for negotiation, to maneuver, etc.); latitude; margin; space
Synonyms
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