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另谋高就

lìng móu gāo jiùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to get a better job somewhere else (idiom) / to seek alternative employment
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

另謀高就 另谋高就 [ling4 mou2 gao1 jiu4] /to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)/to seek alternative employment/

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Other forms in these source records: 另謀高就

  • 另
    lìng

    other / another / separate / separately

  • 谋
    móu

    to plan / to seek / scheme

  • 高
    gāo

    high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)

    Gāo

    surname Gao

  • 就
    jiù

    (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiù shì]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (bound form) to reach / to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yī cù ér jiù]) / (pattern: 就[jiù] ... 也[yě] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bù] ... 就[jiù] ...) if not ... then must be ...

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