匹馬單槍

Chinese

		a single horse; alone; by oneself	bill; list; form bill; list; form; single; only; sole; surname; chieftain	gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear
trad. (匹馬單槍/匹馬單鎗)		匹馬	單	槍/鎗
simp. (匹马单枪)		匹马	单	枪
Literally: “single horse and spear”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pǐmǎdānqiāng, pīmǎdānqiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄢㄑㄧㄤ, ㄆㄧㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄢㄑㄧㄤ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pǐmǎdānqiāng [Phonetic: pímǎdānqiāng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄢㄑㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pǐmǎdanciang
  - Wade–Giles: pʻi³-ma³-tan¹-chʻiang¹
  - Yale: pǐ-mǎ-dān-chyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piimaadanchiang
  - Palladius: пимаданьцян (pimadanʹcjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pīmǎdānqiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄢㄑㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pimǎdanciang
  - Wade–Giles: pʻi¹-ma³-tan¹-chʻiang¹
  - Yale: pī-mǎ-dān-chyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pimaadanchiang
  - Palladius: пимаданьцян (pimadanʹcjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

匹馬單槍

single-handed; unassisted

Synonyms

一力 (yīlì)
單人匹馬／单人匹马 (dānrénpǐmǎ)
單人獨馬／单人独马 (dānréndúmǎ)
單兵獨馬／单兵独马 (dānbīngdúmǎ)
單槍匹馬／单枪匹马 (dānqiāngpǐmǎ)
獨力／独力 (dúlì)
自力 (zìlì)
隻手／只手 (zhīshǒu)

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