一蹴而就

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	carefully; kick; tread on carefully; kick; tread on; stamp	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
simp. and trad. (一蹴而就)		一	蹴	而	就

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīcù'érjiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄘㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ cuk¹ ji⁴ zau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīcù'érjiù [Phonetic: yícù'érjiù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄘㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yicù-érjiòu
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-tsʻu⁴-êrh²-chiu⁴
    • Yale: yī-tsù-ér-jyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: itsuherljiow
    • Palladius: ицуэрцзю (icuerczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ cuk¹ ji⁴ zau⁶
    • Yale: yāt chūk yìh jauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ tsuk⁷ ji⁴ dzau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ cug¹ yi⁴ zeo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡sɐu̯²²/

Idiom

一蹴而就

1. to reach the goal in one step; happen all at once
   • 2004: anon, 外汇管理局表示：人民币汇率改革不会一蹴而就 (Foreign Exchange Bureau announces: the RMB exchange rate reforms will not happen all at once)

     人民币汇率改革不会一蹴而就. (simplified)
     人民幣匯率改革不會一蹴而就. (traditional)

     The RMB exchange rate reforms will not happen all at once.

Synonyms

• 一蹴可幾／一蹴可几 (yīcùkějī)