不得已而求其次

Chinese

		having no alternative but to; acting against one's will; having to having no alternative but to; acting against one's will; having to; imperative	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	next or second in the sequence; secondary; less important thing
trad. (不得已而求其次)		不得已	而	求	其次
simp. #(不得已而求其次)		不得已	而	求	其次

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùdéyǐ ér qiú qícì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ dak¹ ji⁵ ji⁴ kau⁴ kei⁴ ci³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùdéyǐ ér qiú qícì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùdéyǐ ér cióu cícìh
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-tê²-i³ êrh² chʻiu² chʻi²-tzʻŭ⁴
    • Yale: bù-dé-yǐ ér chyóu chí-tsz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buderyii erl chyou chyitsyh
    • Palladius: будэи эр цю цицы (budɛi er cju cicy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ dak¹ ji⁵ ji⁴ kau⁴ kei⁴ ci³
    • Yale: bāt dāk yíh yìh kàuh kèih chi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ dak⁷ ji⁵ ji⁴ kau⁴ kei⁴ tsi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ deg¹ yi⁵ yi⁴ keo⁴ kéi⁴ qi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː¹³ jiː²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/

Idiom

不得已而求其次

1. to have to be content with second best

Synonyms

• 不得已而退求其次 (bùdéyǐ ér tuìqiú qícì)