化敵為友

Chinese

		to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform	enemy; match	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	friend
trad. (化敵為友/化敵爲友)		化	敵	為/爲	友
simp. (化敌为友)		化	敌	为	友

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huàdíwéiyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faa³ dik⁶ wai⁴ jau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huàdíwéiyǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huàdíwéiyǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hua⁴-ti²-wei²-yu³
    • Yale: hwà-dí-wéi-yǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huahdyiweiyeou
    • Palladius: хуадивэйю (xuadivɛjju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵¹ ti³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faa³ dik⁶ wai⁴ jau⁵
    • Yale: fa dihk wàih yáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faa³ dik⁹ wai⁴ jau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: fa³ dig⁶ wei⁴ yeo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː³³ tɪk̚² wɐi̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³/

Idiom

化敵為友

1. to turn an enemy into a friend