步步為營

Chinese

		step by step; at every step; gradually step by step; at every step; gradually; little by little; progressively	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	army; to deal in; to trade army; to deal in; to trade; to operate; to run; camp; nourishment; to manage
trad. (步步為營/步步爲營)		步步	為/爲	營
simp. (步步为营)		步步	为	营

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùbùwéiyíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ bou⁶ wai⁴ jing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùbùwéiyíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùbùwéiyíng
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-pu⁴-wei²-ying²
    • Yale: bù-bù-wéi-yíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buhbuhweiyng
    • Palladius: бубувэйин (bubuvɛjin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ iŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou⁶ bou⁶ wai⁴ jing⁴
    • Yale: bouh bouh wàih yìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ bou⁶ wai⁴ jing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou⁶ bou⁶ wei⁴ ying⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² pou̯²² wɐi̯²¹ jɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

步步為營

1. to advance gradually and dig in at every step; to consolidate at every step; to act cautiously