七擒七縱
Chinese
editseven | capture | seven | even if; release; vertical | ||
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trad. (七擒七縱) | 七 | 擒 | 七 | 縱 | |
simp. (七擒七纵) | 七 | 擒 | 七 | 纵 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Note: Tone sandhi within chengyu often vary from person to person..
Idiom
edit七擒七縱
- to use strategies optimally; to be strategic