七擒七縱

Chinese

		seven	capture	seven	even if; release; vertical
trad. (七擒七縱)		七	擒	七	縱
simp. (七擒七纵)		七	擒	七	纵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīqínqīzòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ kam⁴ cat¹ zung³
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷chiq-jin ⁷chiq-tson

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīqínqīzòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cicíncizòng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-chʻin²-chʻi¹-tsung⁴
    • Yale: chī-chín-chī-dzùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chichynchitzonq
    • Palladius: цициньцицзун (cicinʹciczun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cat¹ kam⁴ cat¹ zung³
    • Yale: chāt kàhm chāt jung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ kam⁴ tsat⁷ dzung³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ kem⁴ ced¹ zung³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kʰɐm²¹ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷chiq-jin ⁷chiq-tson
    • MiniDict: chih^入 jin chih^入 tson
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴qiq-jjin ⁴qiq-tson
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ d͡ʑin⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ t͡soŋ⁴⁴/

Note: Tone sandhi within chengyu often vary from person to person..

Idiom

七擒七縱

1. to use strategies optimally; to be strategic