節節敗退
Chinese
| to retreat in defeat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (節節敗退) | 節節 | 敗退 | |
| simp. (节节败退) | 节节 | 败退 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zi3 zit3 baai6 teoi3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiat-chiat-pāi-thè / chiat-chiat-pāi-thòe
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiéjiébàituì
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiéjiébàituèi
- Wade–Giles: chieh2-chieh2-pai4-tʻui4
- Yale: jyé-jyé-bài-twèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyejyebaytuey
- Palladius: цзецзебайтуй (czeczebajtuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi3 zit3 baai6 teoi3
- Yale: ji jit baaih teui
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi3 dzit8 baai6 toey3
- Guangdong Romanization: ji3 jid3 bai6 têu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³³ t͡siːt̚³ paːi̯²² tʰɵy̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-chiat-pāi-thè
- Tâi-lô: tsiat-tsiat-pāi-thè
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciatciatpaixtex
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ pai³³⁻²¹ tʰe²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ pai³³⁻¹¹ tʰe¹¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-chiat-pāi-thòe
- Tâi-lô: tsiat-tsiat-pāi-thuè
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciatciatpaixtoex
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ pai³³⁻²¹ tʰue²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ pai³³⁻¹¹ tʰue¹¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Idiom
節節敗退
- (of an army) to lose battles one after another and retreat in defeat
- (figuratively) to lose (competitions) successively