易如反掌

Chinese

		change; easy; simple	as (if); such as	to turn over one's palm; to be very easy to accomplish
trad. (易如反掌)		易	如	反掌
simp. ^#(易如反掌)		易	如	反掌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìrúfǎnzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ jyu⁴ faan² zoeng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìrúfǎnzhǎng [Phonetic: yìrúfánzhǎng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìrúfǎnjhǎng
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-ju²-fan³-chang³
  - Yale: yì-rú-fǎn-jǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihrufaanjaang
  - Palladius: ижуфаньчжан (ižufanʹčžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ jyu⁴ faan² zoeng²
  - Yale: yih yùh fáan jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ jy⁴ faan² dzoeng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ yu⁴ fan² zêng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² jyː²¹ faːn³⁵ t͡ʃœːŋ³⁵/

Idiom

易如反掌

as easy as turning one's hand over

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 濕碎／湿碎, 濕濕碎／湿湿碎, 易過借火／易过借火, 話咁易／话咁易, 話都冇咁易／话都冇咁易

See also

小菜一碟 (xiǎocàiyīdié)
(Cantonese) 碎料

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