退一步
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Chinese[edit]
retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw |
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process | ||
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trad. (退一步) | 退 | 一 | 步 | |
simp. #(退一步) | 退 | 一 | 步 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ → ㄊㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ (toneless variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: tuèi yi̊ bù
- Wade–Giles: tʻui4 i5 pu4
- Yale: twèi yi bù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuey i buh
- Palladius: туй и бу (tuj i bu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹/ → /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ i¹ pu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: teoi3 jat1 bou6
- Yale: teui yāt bouh
- Cantonese Pinyin: toey3 jat7 bou6
- Guangdong Romanization: têu3 yed1 bou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɵy̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ pou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb[edit]
退一步
- (literal, figurative) to take a step back