「退而求其次」

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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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