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以虛帶實

简 以虚带实 · 繁 以虛帶實
Mandarin · pinyin yǐ xū dài shí

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to use the abstract to guide the concrete
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Characters in this entry

以
yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
虛
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帶
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實
shí · real, true, solid, honest
虚
xū · false
带
dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
实
shí · real, true; honest, sincere
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Entries containing 以虛帶實 ↗Words written with 以 ↗Words written with 虛 ↗Words written with 帶 ↗Words written with 實 ↗Words written with 虚 ↗Words written with 带 ↗Words written with 实 ↗

Mandarin tones

3–1–4–2 · yi3 xu1 dai4 shi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji5 heoi1 daai3 sat6

Cantonese word readings for 以虛帶實. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ji5 heoi1 daai3 sat6

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