由點到面

See also: 由点到面

Chinese

		follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)	point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
trad. (由點到面)		由	點	到	面
simp. (由点到面)		由	点	到	面

Etymology

Literally: from (a single) point to (the whole) plain

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yóu diǎn dào miàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yóu diǎn dào miàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yóu diǎn dào miàn
    • Wade–Giles: yu² tien³ tao⁴ mien⁴
    • Yale: yóu dyǎn dàu myàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: you dean daw miann
    • Palladius: ю дянь дао мянь (ju djanʹ dao mjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Idiom

由點到面

1. to expand out from one point