功成身退

Chinese

		merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit	retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw
trad. (功成身退)		功	成	身	退
simp. ^#(功成身退)		功	成	身	退

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōngchéngshēntuì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄣㄊㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ sing⁴ san¹ teoi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngchéngshēntuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄣㄊㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongchéngshentuèi
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-chʻêng²-shên¹-tʻui⁴
  - Yale: gūng-chéng-shēn-twèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongcherngshentuey
  - Palladius: гунчэншэньтуй (gunčɛnšɛnʹtuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ sing⁴ san¹ teoi³
  - Yale: gūng sìhng sān teui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ sing⁴ san¹ toey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ xing⁴ sen¹ têu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ tʰɵy̯³³/

Idiom

功成身退

to retire after accomplishing great tasks

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