teoi3 ji4 kau4 kei4 ci3退而求其次
Jyutpingteoi3 ji4 kau4 kei4 ci3
Yaleteui yìh kàuh kèih chi

Definition

to settle for second best

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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條女条女
tiu4 neoi2(noun) girl; or (noun) someone's girl friend
唐宣宗
tong4 syun1 zung1Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810-859), reign name of seventeenth Tang emperor Li...
銅環铜环
tung4 waan4brass ring
挑毛病
tiu1 mou4 beng6to nitpick; to nag
淡滅滅淡灭灭
taam1 mit6 mit6bland taste
頭腦簡單头脑简单
tau4 nou5 gaan2 daan1simple-minded [written and colloquial]
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