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): ㄧㄏㄨㄟㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ fai¹ ji⁴ zau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīhuī'érjiù [Phonetic: yìhuī'érjiù]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄏㄨㄟㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ihueierljiow
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ fai¹ ji⁴ zau⁶
  - Yale: yāt fāi yìh jauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ fai¹ ji⁴ dzau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ fei¹ yi⁴ zeo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ fɐi̯⁵⁵ jiː²¹ t͡sɐu̯²²/

Idiom

一揮而就

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

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