一蹴可幾

Mandarin

Etymology

Literally: able to approach within one step

Idiom

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

1. (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)

     學習過程絕非一蹴可幾，甭想一次就記住全部.

     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.

Synonyms

• 一蹴而就

References

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

External links

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