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): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄣ ㄊㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ sing⁴ san¹ teoi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōngchéngshēntuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄣ ㄊㄨㄟˋ
    • 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

1. to retire after accomplishing great tasks