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Pronunciation
要 ( yāo ) 万无一失 ( wàn wú yī shī ) 其中 ( qí zhōng ) 两 ( liǎng ) 把 ( bǎ ) 是 ( shì ) 一半 ( yī bàn ) 大 ( dà ) 的 ( de )
要 (かなめ) (n) (1) pivot; (2) vital point; cornerstone; keystone; (3) (See 要黐) Japanese photinia; (P) [EDICT] (よう) (n) (1) cornerstone; main point; keystone; (2) requirement; need; (adj-f) (3) necessary; required [EDICT] (yāo, ㄧㄠ ) demand; ask; request; coerce [CE-DICT] (yào, ㄧㄠˋ ) important; vital; to want; to be going to; must [CE-DICT]
万 (ばん) (adv,pref) many; all [EDICT] (まん(P);よろず) (num) (1) (萬 is sometimes used in legal documents) 10,000; ten thousand; (n,adj-no) (2) myriad; (n-adv) (3) (よろず only) everything; all; (n,adj-no) (4) (よろず only) (arch) various; (P) [EDICT] (wàn, ㄨㄢˋ ) surname Wan; ten thousand; a great number [CE-DICT]
无 (む) (n) (1) nothing; naught; nought; nil; zero; (pref) (2) un-; non- [EDICT] (wú, ㄨˊ ) -less; not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un- [CE-DICT]
一 (いち(P);ひと) (num,pref) (1) (ひと when a prefix) one; (suf) (2) (いち only) best in; the most (...) in (where an adjective follows); (P) [EDICT] (yī, ㄧ ) one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout [CE-DICT]
失 (shī, ㄕ ) to lose; to miss; to fail [CE-DICT]
其 (し) (n) (1) (arch) that; (2) you; (3) oneself; themself [EDICT] (qí, ㄑㄧˊ ) his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) [CE-DICT]
中 (じゅう;ぢゅう) (suf) (1) through; throughout; in the course of; (2) all over or throughout (e.g. a place) [EDICT] (ちゅう) (suf) (1) (See 並・1) medium; average; middle; (2) moderation; (3) (abbr) (See 中一,中学校) middle school; (4) (abbr) (See 中国・1) China; (n-suf) (5) (See 中・じゅう・2) in; out of (e.g. three out of ten people); (6) (See 話し中) during (a certain time when one did or is doing something); under (construction, etc.); while; (P) [EDICT] (なか) (n) (1) inside; in; (2) among; within; (3) center (centre); middle; (4) during; while; (P) [EDICT] (うち) (n,adj-no) (1) inside; within; (2) (also 裡) while; (3) among; amongst; between; (pn,adj-no) (4) (See 家・うち・2) we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.); our; (5) my spouse; (n) (6) (arch) imperial palace grounds; (7) (arch) emperor; (pn,adj-no) (8) (ksb [EDICT] (zhōng, ㄓㄨㄥ ) within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese [CE-DICT] (zhòng, ㄓㄨㄥˋ ) hit (the mark) [CE-DICT]