立竿見影

See also: 立竿见影

Chinese

		set up; to stand	pole	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	picture; image; reflection picture; image; reflection; shadow
trad. (立竿見影)		立	竿	見	影
simp. (立竿见影)		立	竿	见	影
Literally: “to set up a pole and see its shadow”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìgānjiànyǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lap⁶ gon¹ gin³ jing²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): li̍p-kan-kiàn-iáⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìgānjiànyǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìganjiànyǐng
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴-kan¹-chien⁴-ying³
    • Yale: lì-gān-jyàn-yǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihganjiannyiing
    • Palladius: лиганьцзяньин (liganʹczjanʹin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lap⁶ gon¹ gin³ jing²
    • Yale: lahp gōn gin yíng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lap⁹ gon¹ gin³ jing²
    • Guangdong Romanization: leb⁶ gon¹ gin³ ying²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐp̚² kɔːn⁵⁵ kiːn³³ jɪŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-kan-kiàn-iáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: li̍p-kan-kiàn-iánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: libkankiern'viar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lip̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ iã⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² kan³³ kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iã⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ iã⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lip̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ iã⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lip̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ iã⁴¹/

Idiom

立竿見影

1. describes something that has immediate effect

   情況十分危急，我們需要一個立竿見影的解決方法。 [MSC, trad.]
   情况十分危急，我们需要一个立竿见影的解决方法。 [MSC, simp.]

   Qíngkuàng shífēn wēijí, wǒmen xūyào yī ge lìgānjiànyǐng de jiějué fāngfǎ. [Pinyin]

   The situation is very urgent; we need a solution with immediate effect.