求大同，存小異

Chinese
 
to seek; to look for; to request
to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
 Great Unity
 
exist; deposit; store
exist; deposit; store; keep; survive
trad. (求大同，存小異) 求 大同 ， 存 小異
simp. (求大同，存小异) 求 大同 ， 存 小异

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qiú dàtóng, cún xiǎoyì
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ , ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: qiú dàtóng, cún xiǎoyì
      • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ , ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: cióu dàtóng, cún siǎoyì
      • Wade–Giles: chʻiu2 ta4-tʻung2, tsʻun2 hsiao3-i4
      • Yale: chyóu dà-túng-, tswún syǎu-yì
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyou dahtorng, tswen sheauyih
      • Palladius: цю датун, цунь сяои (cju datun, cunʹ sjaoi)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

Idiom

求大同，存小異

  1. to seek common ground on major issues while reserving differences on minor ones
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