一拍兩散

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to clap; to pat; to beat to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)	both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
trad. (一拍兩散)		一	拍	兩	散
simp. (一拍两散)		一	拍	两	散

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīpāiliǎngsàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄆㄞ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄙㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ paak³ loeng⁵ saan³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīpāiliǎngsàn [Phonetic: yìpāiliǎngsàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄆㄞ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄙㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yipailiǎngsàn
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-pʻai¹-liang³-san⁴
    • Yale: yī-pāi-lyǎng-sàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ipaileangsann
    • Palladius: ипайлянсань (ipajljansanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ paak³ loeng⁵ saan³
    • Yale: yāt paak léuhng saan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ paak⁸ loeng⁵ saan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ pag³ lêng⁵ san³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ pʰaːk̚³ lœːŋ¹³ saːn³³/

Idiom

一拍兩散

1. (originally Cantonese) to part ways; to break up