求大同，存小異

Chinese

		to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	Great Unity		exist; deposit; store exist; deposit; store; keep; survive
trad. (求大同，存小異)		求	大同	，	存	小異
simp. (求大同，存小异)		求	大同	，	存	小异

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiú dàtóng, cún xiǎoyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ , ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiú dàtóng, cún xiǎoyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ , ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cióu dàtóng, cún siǎoyì
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu² ta⁴-tʻung², tsʻun² hsiao³-i⁴
    • Yale: chyóu dà-túng-, tswún syǎu-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyou dahtorng, tswen sheauyih
    • Palladius: цю датун, цунь сяои (cju datun, cunʹ sjaoi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

Idiom

求大同，存小異

1. to seek common ground on major issues while reserving differences on minor ones