一回生，二回熟

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw		two	to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	familiar; skilled; ripe familiar; skilled; ripe; done; cooked
simp. and trad. (一回生，二回熟)		一	回	生	，	二	回	熟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yī huí shēng, èr huí shú, yī huí shēng, èr huí shóu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ , ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄨˊ, ㄧㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ , ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ wui⁴ sang¹, ji⁶ wui⁴ suk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, literary; standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yī huí shēng, èr huí shú [Phonetic: yì huí shēng, èr huí shú]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ , ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yi huéi sheng, èr huéi shú
  - Wade–Giles: i¹ hui² shêng¹, êrh⁴ hui² shu²
  - Yale: yī hwéi shēng-, èr hwéi shú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i hwei sheng, ell hwei shwu
  - Palladius: и хуэй шэн, эр хуэй шу (i xuej šɛn, er xuej šu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial; standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yī huí shēng, èr huí shóu [Phonetic: yì huí shēng, èr huí shóu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ , ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yi huéi sheng, èr huéi shóu
  - Wade–Giles: i¹ hui² shêng¹, êrh⁴ hui² shou²
  - Yale: yī hwéi shēng-, èr hwéi shóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i hwei sheng, ell hwei shour
  - Palladius: и хуэй шэн, эр хуэй шоу (i xuej šɛn, er xuej šou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ wui⁴ sang¹, ji⁶ wui⁴ suk⁶
  - Yale: yāt wùih sāng, yih wùih suhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ wui⁴ sang¹, ji⁶ wui⁴ suk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ wui⁴ seng¹, yi⁶ wui⁴ sug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ wuːi̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː²² wuːi̯²¹ sʊk̚²/

Idiom

一回生，二回熟

first time strangers, second time friends; to soon get to know each other
first time awkward, second time skillful; difficult at first, easy later on

Synonyms