「退而求其次」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: teoi3 ji4 kau4 kei4 ci3
Individual
Character Meaning:
退 move back; to decline; to recede; to move back; to give back; to return; to quit; to withdraw
而 and; as well as; moreover; but
求 beg; to beg; to request; to strive for; to seek; to pray
其 he; his; her; its; their
次 placed before; time (e.g. one time, two times); next; second; lower in rank; substandard; inferior
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
to settle with the next best thing (when one cannot have the best)
(Cant.) 佢keoi5睇tai2中zung3嗰go2隻zek3手sau2錶biu1太taai3貴gwai3喇laa3,唯wai4有jau5退teoi3而ji4求kau4其kei4次ci3,買maai5第dai6二ji6款fun2。
(Eng.) The watch she likes costs too much. She gives in and buys another that she feels not bad.
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