一掃而空

Chinese

		to completely sweep away; to completely clear away	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain
trad. (一掃而空)		一掃	而	空
simp. (一扫而空)		一扫	而	空

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīsǎo'érkōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄙㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄎㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sou³ ji⁴ hung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): it-sàu-jî-khong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīsǎo'érkōng [Phonetic: yìsǎo'érkōng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄙㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄎㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yisǎo-érkong
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-sao³-êrh²-kʻung¹
    • Yale: yī-sǎu-ér-kūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: isaoerlkong
    • Palladius: исаоэркун (isaoerkun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ sou³ ji⁴ hung¹
    • Yale: yāt sou yìh hūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sou³ ji⁴ hung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ sou³ yi⁴ hung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sou̯³³ jiː²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-sàu-jî-khong
    • Tâi-lô: it-sàu-jî-khong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itsaoji'qofng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ sau²¹⁻⁴¹ zi²³⁻³³ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

Idiom

一掃而空

1. to sweep clean; to be swept clean away

Synonyms

• 一掃而光／一扫而光 (yīsǎo'érguāng)