劍走偏鋒

Chinese

		(double-edged) sword	to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave
trad. (劍走偏鋒)		劍	走	偏鋒
simp. (剑走偏锋)		剑	走	偏锋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànzǒupiānfēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄡˇ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gim³ zau² pin¹ fung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànzǒupiānfēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄡˇ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànzǒupianfong
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-tsou³-pʻien¹-fêng¹
    • Yale: jyàn-dzǒu-pyān-fēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianntzooupianfeng
    • Palladius: цзяньцзоупяньфэн (czjanʹczoupjanʹfɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gim³ zau² pin¹ fung¹
    • Yale: gim jáu pīn fūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gim³ dzau² pin¹ fung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gim³ zeo² pin¹ fung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːm³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ pʰiːn⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

劍走偏鋒

1. (martial arts) to use a sword with fast, flexible and unexpected movements
2. (figuratively) to break the normal procedure and find a new or different solution in order to be unexpected and novelty

Synonyms

• 劍走蜻蛉／剑走蜻蛉
• 劍走輕靈／剑走轻灵