匹馬單槍

Chinese

		a single horse; alone; by oneself	bill; list; form bill; list; form; single; only; sole; surname; chieftain	gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear
trad. (匹馬單槍/匹馬單鎗)		匹馬	單	槍/鎗
simp. (匹马单枪)		匹马	单	枪
Literally: “single horse and spear”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pǐmǎdānqiāng, pīmǎdānqiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄢ ㄑㄧㄤ, ㄆㄧ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄢ ㄑㄧㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pǐmǎdānqiāng [Phonetic: pímǎdānqiāng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄢ ㄑㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pǐmǎdanciang
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi³-ma³-tan¹-chʻiang¹
    • Yale: pǐ-mǎ-dān-chyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piimaadanchiang
    • Palladius: пимаданьцян (pimadanʹcjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pīmǎdānqiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄢ ㄑㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pimǎdanciang
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi¹-ma³-tan¹-chʻiang¹
    • Yale: pī-mǎ-dān-chyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pimaadanchiang
    • Palladius: пимаданьцян (pimadanʹcjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

匹馬單槍

1. single-handed; unassisted

Synonyms

• 一力 (yīlì)
• 單人匹馬／单人匹马 (dānrénpǐmǎ)
• 單人獨馬／单人独马 (dānréndúmǎ)
• 單兵獨馬／单兵独马 (dānbīngdúmǎ)
• 單槍匹馬／单枪匹马 (dānqiāngpǐmǎ)
• 獨力／独力 (dúlì)
• 自力 (zìlì)
• 隻手／只手 (zhīshǒu)