退一步

退一步

Chinese

		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
simp. and trad. (退一步)		退	一	步

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tuìyībù

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tuìyībù [Phonetic: tuìyíbù] → tuìyibù (toneless variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ → ㄊㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ (toneless variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueyibuh
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹/ → /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ i¹ pu⁵¹/

Verb

退一步

1. to take a step back (literally or figuratively)