一揮而就

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	scatter; wield; wipe away	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
trad. (一揮而就)		一	揮	而	就
simp. (一挥而就)		一	挥	而	就

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīhuī'érjiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ fai¹ ji⁴ zau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīhuī'érjiù [Phonetic: yìhuī'érjiù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yihuei-érjiòu
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-hui¹-êrh²-chiu⁴
    • Yale: yī-hwēi-ér-jyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ihueierljiow
    • Palladius: ихуэйэрцзю (ixuejɛrczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ fai¹ ji⁴ zau⁶
    • Yale: yāt fāi yìh jauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ fai¹ ji⁴ dzau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ fei¹ yi⁴ zeo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ fɐi̯⁵⁵ jiː²¹ t͡sɐu̯²²/

Idiom

一揮而就

1. a flourish of the pen and it's done; to finish a piece of writing or a painting at one go