以戰養戰

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.)	to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle
trad. (以戰養戰)		以	戰	養	戰
simp. (以战养战)		以	战	养	战

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐzhànyǎngzhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄓㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ zin³ joeng⁵ zin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐzhànyǎngzhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄓㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐjhànyǎngjhàn
    • Wade–Giles: i³-chan⁴-yang³-chan⁴
    • Yale: yǐ-jàn-yǎng-jàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiijannyeangjann
    • Palladius: ичжаньянчжань (ičžanʹjančžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ zin³ joeng⁵ zin³
    • Yale: yíh jin yéuhng jin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ dzin³ joeng⁵ dzin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ jin³ yêng⁵ jin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ t͡siːn³³ jœːŋ¹³ t͡siːn³³/

Verb

以戰養戰

1. bellum se ipsum alet, to use resources obtained in a war to support that war