一蹴可几

Mandarin

simpl.		一蹴可几
trad.		一蹴可幾

Literally: able to approach within one step

一蹴可几 (simplified, Pinyin yī cù kě jī, traditional 一蹴可幾)

(Taiwan) to reach the goal in one step; do it all in one single day
- 2006: anon, PChome online 討論區 (Pchome online Message board)
  学习过程绝非一蹴可几，甭想一次就记住全部.
  The learning process is not such that you can just do it all in one single day. Don't think that you will be able to remember everything in one sitting.

"一蹴可几" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-05-22.