分一杯羹

Chinese

		to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	drinkware; cup; glass	soup
trad. (分一杯羹)		分	一	杯	羹
simp. ^#(分一杯羹)		分	一	杯	羹

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēnyībēigēng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄣㄧㄅㄟㄍㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fan¹ jat¹ bui¹ gang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēnyībēigēng [Phonetic: fēnyìbēigēng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄣㄧㄅㄟㄍㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fenyibeigeng
  - Wade–Giles: fên¹-i¹-pei¹-kêng¹
  - Yale: fēn-yī-bēi-gēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenibeigeng
  - Palladius: фэньибэйгэн (fɛnʹibɛjgɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fan¹ jat¹ bui¹ gang¹
  - Yale: fān yāt būi gāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fan¹ jat⁷ bui¹ gang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fen¹ yed¹ bui¹ geng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ puːi̯⁵⁵ kɐŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

分一杯羹

to have a share in something; to have a piece of the pie

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